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Victoria officially opens state’s first big battery at Ballarat
Victoria’s first big battery officially opened, paving way for more renewables and grid services. Developers say costs are falling quickly.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 23, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Qld breakthrough could make EV batteries cheaper, cleaner
A University of Queensland process for extracting and transforming metals needed for EV batteries could cut their carbon footprint – and manufacturing costs.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 11, 2018

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Storage

Who are the world’s biggest makers of EV batteries?
Tesla and Panasonic take top spot in latest BNEF ranking of tier 1 li-ion battery cell makers. But China’s CATL getting most attention.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 29, 2018

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CleanTech Bites

South Australia urged to re-think household battery storage
Plans for sonnen manufacturing base in South Australia at stake as new state government urged to rethink support for household battery storage.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 19, 2018

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Storage

Tesla says Energy Security Board needs to catch up with battery technology
Tesla says National Energy Guarantee needs to be much more ambitious, and Energy Security Board needs to catch up with technologies like battery storage.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 15, 2018

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CEFC backs push for solar and storage in all new-build homes
CEFC commits $90m debt finance to Mirvac plan to build more than 300 family homes, each with built-in solar and battery storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 15, 2018

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Storage

RMIT’s “cheaper, cleaner” proton battery has li-ion firmly in sights
Australian RMIT team make “crucial step” towards cheap, sustainable energy storage after demonstrating rechargeable “proton battery” prototype.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 8, 2018

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Storage

South Korean steel giant takes stake in Pilbara lithium miner
South Korean steel giant POSCO signs lithium off-take and downstream processing deal with ASX listed miner Pilbara Minerals.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 28, 2018

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Storage

Home battery storage uptake tripled in 2017 in Australia, as costs tumble
New report suggests household battery storage set to boom in Australia, with uptake predicted to have tripled in 2017, and costs of the key technology expected to halve in less than seven years.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 16, 2018

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GOP congressman powers his off-grid solar home with Tesla battery
Republican Congressman, a libertarian and a climate denier, lives off-grid with solar and storage, and even owns a Tesla Model S electric vehicle.
Joe Romm

Feb 9, 2018

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Solar

SA Water to install 6MW of solar PV in quest to cut power costs – to zero
SA water utility to install 6MW of rooftop PV in effort to cut annual electricity costs from around $55m to $0 by 2020.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 17, 2018

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Storage

Speed of Tesla big battery leaves rule-makers struggling to catch up
Tesla big battery’s dramatic intervention after Loy Yang trip, and a separate 0-100MW injection in just 140 milliseconds, illustrates yawning gap between technologies and market rules. The future is here, but market rule makers are not ready for it.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 21, 2017

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