long duration energy storage Archives - Renew Economy

“Complex and innovative:” Compressed air energy storage project cleared to support blackout-prone grid
A groundbreaking compressed air energy storage project that promises to provide up to eight hours of storage for the blackout prone Broken Hill grid has the green light from the market operator.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 2, 2026

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Battery

Sweet spot for battery storage now 7 hours – growing to 8.5 hours – as coal exit looms
AEMO wants future batteries to deliver 7 hours of storage to fill gaps as coal exists, and is forecasting this duration to keep climbing in the 2030s.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 27, 2026

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Storage

State utility bets on Australian-first compressed CO2 “energy dome,” with up to 12 hours of storage
Victoria’s Latrobe Valley will soon host a ground-breaking long-duration energy storage facility capable of continuously supplying electricity for between 10 and 12 hours.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 10, 2026

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Battery

Australia must start valuing storage duration to solve winter demand peaks and renewable droughts
Australia needs more longer duration energy storage to fix a forecast winter demand peak when renewable supply can be low.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 16, 2024

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Commentary

Capacity Investment Scheme: Why it must play the long duration storage game
To attract more long duration energy storage, Australia must provide the right market incentives. One of the key mechanisms for doing this is the Capacity Investment Scheme.
Sara Taylor

May 22, 2024

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Redflow lands biggest project for flow battery technology, with stack of US funding
Redflow now has three projects in the US, but its partnership with Faraday Microgrids is delivering the biggest ones.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 25, 2023

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Storage

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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NSW backs pumped hydro projects promising 60 hours of energy storage
Five pumped hydro projects, with a combined capacity of almost 1.75GW and 60 hours of storage, have been awarded state government funding.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 2, 2022

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Storage

World needs up to 140TWh of long duration energy storage to meet net-zero goals
New report says energy storage of eight hours and more will be crucial to shift to renewables, and we’ll need a lot of it between now and 2040.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 23, 2021

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