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Australian gravity story hopeful locks in first underground trial with NSW coal mine
Australian gravity storage hopeful says testing could start on its first trial project in 2026, after agreement reached to use a coal mine shaft near Wollongong.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 22, 2025

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Australian long-duration battery hopeful secures US patent for “game-changing” storage chemistry
NSW-based battery technology startup secures a US patent for its water-based electrolyte which it says is cheaper and safer than competing technologies.
Joshua S Hill

Mar 25, 2025

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Battery

New Aussie battery company aims at community storage and EV charging
eLumina is taking advantage of being in a later wave of battery and charging hopefuls, using the knowledge of collapsed Tritium and Freewire.
Rachel Williamson

May 29, 2024

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Bluescope backs gravity storage start-up with funds and lab at Port Kembla
BlueScope Steel chips in funds and prime real estate at its Port Kembla hub to build a “world first” gravitational energy storage R&D facility.
Sophie Vorrath

May 16, 2023

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Storage

Australia needs a lot more four-hour batteries – but first we need the right policies
Surely we want to encourage more storage and firming, so we why don’t we have a NEM-wide policy like the LRET?
David Leitch

May 12, 2023

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Redflow inks “non lithium” battery deal in US as demand for long duration storage grows
Australian battery manufacturer tapped to supply its “non-lithium,” zinc bromide flow batteries to a “wide array” of customers in US.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 29, 2023

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How to ensure the world’s largest pumped-hydro project isn’t a disaster for the environment
The long duration energy storage offered by pumped hydro is vital to Australia’s renewables transition. So how can we limit its environmental damage?
Jamie Pittock

Oct 5, 2022

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Storage

Solar giant joins big battery market with launch of utility-scale SolBank
Leading global PV manufacturer Canadian Solar launches lithium-iron phosphate utility-scale big battery system with up to 2,800kWh of usable energy capacity.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 19, 2022

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CSIRO aims to create “revolution” in energy storage, looking beyond current tech
CSIRO funds research into “revolutionary” storage systems that will improve batteries for EVs and mimic pumped hydro.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 8, 2022

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Australian start-up eyes disused mine shafts for giga-scale gravity energy storage
Australian start-up unveils its own take on gravitational energy storage technology that will use super-heavy weights in legacy mine shafts to capture and release energy.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 28, 2022

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Big batteries notch up “mammoth” 2021, head for more than 1GWh in 2022
New SunWiz data reveals that a total of 756MWh of large-scale battery systems were installed in 2021, driven by the Victorian Big Battery and Wandoan BESS.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 24, 2022

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Could a capacity market be key to bringing energy storage to market?
With energy storage project developers searching for new revenue streams, could a capacity market help ensure enough storage comes online?
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 23, 2022

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