Grid and network operators look to wind, solar and battery storage to supply the essential grid services to be lost as coal and gas plants decline.
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South Australia doubles size of reserve capacity deal with Hornsdale battery
Updated: Tesla big battery at Hornsdale to double reserve capacity it makes available to state government to help plug gap in inertia.
Genex buys more time to finalise flagship pumped hydro project
Genex board confident of landing final investment approvals for pumped hydro project after securing more time from key project partners.
Three years after Tesla big battery, Australia still trying to figure out rules for battery storage
The AEMC seeks feedback on new energy market participant categories, as regulators work to catch up with the surging role of energy storage.
Energy Insiders Podcast: How good is green hydrogen?
In a world of ageing coal clunkers and big dreams of renewable energy exports, we speak to Josh Gabbatiss from Carbon Brief about the potential for green hydrogen.
Old Hunter Valley coal mine could be turned into big pumped hydro storage plant
An old underground coal mine near Newcastle could be converted into a 600MW pumped hydro storage facility.
Repurposing coal plants with solar and batteries beats decommissioning them
New analysis shows that repurposing coal plants into solar and battery plants can deliver five times more value than decommissioning them.
Battery prices dip below $US100/kWh, down 90 per cent from levels a decade ago
Bloomberg New Energy Finance reveals that, for the first time, battery pack prices have dipped below $US100/kWh in China’s e-bus market.
Australia’s first remote, renewable hydrogen microgrid to be built at Denham
Horizon Power appoints local outfit to build Australia’s first renewable hydrogen demonstration plant in a remote power system in Denham, Western Australia.
Failure to produce an EV policy is the dumbest thing the Coalition has done
Federal Coalition could try to regain credibility with an EV strategy, and its failure to do so is probably the single dumbest thing it has done.
