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Policy & Planning

“Everyone disagrees with him”: Turnbull takes aim at Angus Taylor
Turnbull labels latest gas industry subsidies “surreal”, and says energy sector has been united by Angus Taylor: “Everyone disagrees with him”.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 23, 2022

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Storage

BHP taps “giga-scale” gravity energy storage that may use recycled wind blades
Australian resources giant BHP has agreed to trial the innovative long-duration energy storage technology of Swiss company Energy Vault.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 20, 2021

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Battery

Big batteries had “breakout year” in 2021, but how will the boom play out?
Questions remain around who will bankroll the tens of gigawatt-hours of battery storage needed for energy arbitrage in Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 9, 2021

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Storage

Australian-invented thermal storage start-up completes $8m investment raise
MGA Thermal to scale up production of thermal energy storage blocks after securing $8 million in early investment.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 3, 2021

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AGL taps RayGen to build dispatchable “solar hydro” plant at Liddell
AGL to tap RayGen’s innovative concentrating solar technology for a project that could include an installation at the site of the Liddell coal plant.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 8, 2021

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Storage

Salt-based energy storage trial taps “first-class” Australian technology
Swedish plans to develop and trial a salt-based energy storage system will enlist the electric kiln technology of award-winning Australian company Calix.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 2, 2021

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NSW budget delivers $50m to accelerate pumped hydro storage projects
NSW government locks in $50 million in recoverable grants to accelerate the construction of new pumped-hydro energy storage projects across the state.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 17, 2020

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Renewables

Australian invented hydrogen storage for homes and businesses hits the market
UNSW spin-off announces that it will start taking orders for one of the world’s first hydrogen based energy storage systems for homes and businesses.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 20, 2020

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Does New Zealand’s plan for a nation-sized battery hold water?
NZ Labour will fund a study on a stupendously large pumped hydro power station at Lake Onslow in the South Island. But is this the right way to go?
Ian Mason & Robert McLachlan

Oct 16, 2020

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Solar

Hawaiian Electric to quit coal power and add solar and battery storage
Hawaiian Islands utility will end the use of coal power generation and replace it with another 300MW of solar PV and almost 2GWh of energy storage.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 22, 2020

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Storage

Energy storage “Lego blocks” offer missing piece to 100 per cent renewable grid
Uni Newcastle researchers say their lab-proven “stackable” thermal energy storage solution is a fraction of the cost of li-ion batteries, and ready to be tested in the real world.
The Conversation

Sep 8, 2020

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Commentary

How a virtual ‘big battery’ could get South Australia’s grid out of hot water
Intellihub proposes to transform South Australia’s 200,0000-odd residential electric hot water systems into a massive solar battery, to help solve grid stability problems.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 13, 2020

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