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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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Storage

Six months overdue, Victoria battery storage tender announcement still “imminent”
Victorian government says winners of 100MWh energy storage auction to be announced “very, very soon.”
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 15, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

How protons can power our future energy needs
Proton battery technology could be used for medium-scale storage on electricity grids, and to power electric vehicles. Here’s how they work.
John Andrews

Mar 13, 2018

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Storage

WA suburb to trial community battery ‘bank’ for rooftop solar deposits
A new Community Power Bank scheme led by WA utility Western Power will allow local solar homes to store their excess generation in a shared battery.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 12, 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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Markets

Will Turnbull’s Snowy Hydro continue its war against battery storage?
Turnbull’s purchase of Snowy Hydro means he is now both utility owner and policy maker. More concerning is that the newly purchased Snowy Hydro has a strong economic interest in preventing the battery storage market from taking off.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 2, 2018

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Renewables

“Future is storage:” SA govt pumps for four more hydro projects
South Australia government provides funding for feasibility studies into four large pumped hydro projects in the wind and solar-rich upper Spencer Gulf.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 8, 2018

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Markets

First thoughts: Snowy 2.0 will lift emissions without more renewables
Snowy 2.0 only makes sense if Australia has a much higher share of renewables than contemplated under the NEG.
David Leitch

Dec 21, 2017

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100% renewables with pumped hydro would use 1/4 the water of coal and gas
ANU’s Andrew Blakers says switching Australia to 100% solar, wind, pumped hydro energy storage would cut water use by a factor of four.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 7, 2017

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Is NEG just an elaborate plan to fund Turnbull’s vanity project?
Latest advice from Energy Security board makes it clear that on current policy settings the NEG will not reduce emissions, cut costs or invite new wind and solar investment. But there may be something else afoot – Malcolm Turnbull’s vanity project.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 23, 2017

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Renewables

100% renewables “cheaper, less risky” than building new coal: ATA
ATA report says a 100% renewable grid by 2030 not just doable for Australia, but cheaper and safer than building new coal plants.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 22, 2017

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Storage

Australia to lead storage boom, as home batteries become “ubiquitous”
BNEF report names Australia among 8 countries to lead global energy storage boom, with market forecast to double six times over between now and 2030.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 21, 2017

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