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Plan to build big battery in ex-premier’s home town will have to dodge abandoned gold mine shafts

Plans for a 201 MW, four-hour battery are targeting a well-positioned industrial site – but they will need to factor in the city’s gold mining heritage and legacy.

Rachel Williamson

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Big batteries soak up record amounts of energy as big solar floods the grid – but curtailment still bites

Australia’s main grid sets new record for maximum amount of battery-stored energy, as more and more big batteries soak up more and more abundant midday solar.

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Last battery pack craned into place at five-hour storage project next to existing gas plant in wind hotspot

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Last battery pack craned into place at five-hour storage project next to existing gas plant in wind hotspot

The last of the battery packs for a five-hour big battery being developed by EnergyAustralia has been craned into place, next to a gas-fired power station.

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Chart of the day: Batteries in the ‘burbs are starting to compete with utility-scale storage

CER data has been used to rank nearly 2,500 postcodes across Australia for home battery capacity added through the federal rebate. Some suburbs are punching well above their weight.

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“A major piece of future proofing:” Canberra’s biggest battery powers up to underpin net zero, electrification

Eku Energy and the ACT government have officially switched on the territory’s biggest battery, “a major piece of future-proofing” on the road to net zero by 2045.

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Plan to build big battery in ex-premier’s home town will have to dodge abandoned gold mine shafts

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Plan to build big battery in ex-premier’s home town will have to dodge abandoned gold mine shafts

Plans for a 201 MW, four-hour battery are targeting a well-positioned industrial site – but they will need to factor in the city’s gold mining heritage and legacy.

Rachel Williamson

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Big batteries soak up record amounts of energy as big solar floods the grid – but curtailment still bites

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Big batteries soak up record amounts of energy as big solar floods the grid – but curtailment still bites

Australia’s main grid sets new record for maximum amount of battery-stored energy, as more and more big batteries soak up more and more abundant midday solar.

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In a solar-dominated electricity system, how do we cover night time and cloudy days?

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In a solar-dominated electricity system, how do we cover night time and cloudy days?

We need a lot of long-duration energy storage and batteries to replace gas. That’s why pumped hydro is crucial, and why we shouldn’t write off Snowy 2.0 just yet.

Small solar farm powers up to supply renewable electrons to big data giant, AirTrunk

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Small solar farm powers up to supply renewable electrons to big data giant, AirTrunk

A 31 MW solar farm with a contract to power data centre giant AirTrunk has begun operating at full output ahead of the addition of a four-hour battery.

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In a solar-dominated electricity system, how do we cover night time and cloudy days?

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In a solar-dominated electricity system, how do we cover night time and cloudy days?

We need a lot of long-duration energy storage and batteries to replace gas. That’s why pumped hydro is crucial, and why we shouldn’t write off Snowy 2.0 just yet.

AEMO confirms outlook update after latest Snowy delay, as Murdoch papers resume “rolling blackouts” mode

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AEMO confirms outlook update after latest Snowy delay, as Murdoch papers resume “rolling blackouts” mode

The Australian Energy Market Operator is assessing what Snowy 2.0’s latest delay means for grid reliability. In the meantime, not everyone is keeping calm.

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Chart of the day: October delivers triple the typical rainfall for one state as El Niño builds

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Chart of the day: October delivers triple the typical rainfall for one state as El Niño builds

Queensland had an exceptionally wet October but national rainfall was also about twice the long-run norm for the month, BoM says.

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LNP hits brakes on pumped hydro project, spooked by Snowy 2.0 cost blowout

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LNP hits brakes on pumped hydro project, spooked by Snowy 2.0 cost blowout

Contracting for huge pumped hydro project has reportedly been suspended by the state treasurer and energy minister in light of cost blowouts of Snowy 2.0.

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Molten silicon storage hopeful 1414 Degrees takes full ownership of Aurora Energy Precinct

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Molten silicon storage hopeful 1414 Degrees takes full ownership of Aurora Energy Precinct

Australian thermal storage developer takes full ownership of energy precinct that once proposed to host a landmark solar thermal plant before evolving into a hybrid renewables and storage hub.

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“Proud moment:” Australian solar thermal pioneer powers up hybrid hydro system in Brazil

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“Proud moment:” Australian solar thermal pioneer powers up hybrid hydro system in Brazil

Australian solar innovator powers up a demonstration of its unique technology using concentrated solar to produce and store electricity and heat in a first international project.

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“Arguably a world first:” Historic solar thermal plant lines up for heritage listing

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“Arguably a world first:” Historic solar thermal plant lines up for heritage listing

Australia’s first commercially operated solar thermal power station and one of the first of its kind in the world is being considered for heritage listing.

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Australian concentrated solar thermal hopeful put into voluntary administration, buyers sought

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Australian concentrated solar thermal hopeful put into voluntary administration, buyers sought

Plans for a huge concentrated solar thermal project near Port Augusta dealt new blow, this time with new of an Australian company put into administration.

Giles Parkinson

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