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UK connects its first grid-scale “big battery” in Oxford
The 50MW lithium-ion battery is the first component of a major hybrid storage hub that will combine lithium-ion and vanadium redox flow systems.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 24, 2021

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Storage

Tesla unveils 18.2MW big battery in Belgium
Tesla has unveiled its latest grid-scale battery – a 140 Powerpack 18.2MW system in Belgium the company says was installed in five weeks.
Sophie Vorrath

May 16, 2018

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Storage

Battery storage booming, but even Tesla struggling to cash in
Grid-scale battery storage is taking off in Australia but it is still a struggle for investors to get value from their services. The contracts for the new Victoria big batteries explain why.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 23, 2018

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Storage

NSW network to trial 1MWh grid support battery, as new suburbs boom
MPower tapped by Endeavour Energy to install 1MWh battery on network in NSW, in a trial hoped to save $1m a year on grid costs.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 13, 2017

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Storage

South Australia seeks battery storage proposals from short-list
SA seeks final proposals for battery storage tender from candidates short-listed from the 90+ expressions of interest received last month.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 1, 2017

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Commentary

Batteries are sexy and synchronous, but will energy ministers trust them?
SA energy minister Tom Koutsantonis is still weighing up how much faith he can put into battery storage to manage the grid.
Valdis Dunis

May 29, 2017

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Storage

How much storage and back-up do high renewable grids need?
According to a new CSIRO and ENA report, not nearly as much as the naysayers would have you think.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 28, 2017

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Storage

Batteries arrive for Horizon’s grid-scale “spinning reserve” trial
Two large-scale batteries will be trialled as back-up power at an islanded 170MW power station in Carnarvon WA.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 16, 2017

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Markets

Garnaut’s ZEN Energy plans baseload renewable retail product
ZEN Energy unveils partnership with Santos as part of plan to offer cheap “baseload renewable electricity” product to commercial and industrial users.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Mar 14, 2017

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Storage

SA seeks bids for 100MW battery plant to kick off storage boom
South Australia to build country’s biggest battery storage plant via tender, as well as adding gas plant as “back-up”, creating a new “energy security target” and giving energy minister new powers to intervene in electricity market.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 14, 2017

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Storage

Billionaire tweets signal end of the road for fossil fuel dinosaurs
Weekend tweets between tech billionaires and Australian political leaders should finally make clear to politicians, regulators and media that fossil fuels not the answer to Australia’s so-called energy crisis, but wind, solar and battery storage clearly are.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 13, 2017

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Storage

Victoria seeks to build country’s biggest grid-scale battery storage
Victoria’s Labor government calling for expressions of interest to build 20MW battery storage array, to improve grid stability.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 17, 2017

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