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Storage can replace gas in our electricity networks and boost renewables
Storage is great for households, but could also be as important in the wider electricity network. Here’s how it could work.
Dylan McConnell

Oct 6, 2015

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ABB says microgrids with 50 per cent solar do not need storage
ABB has raised the upper limit for microgrid renewable-energy penetration without storage.
Jason Deign

Oct 1, 2015

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Concentrating solar power not worth much without storage, say executives
In the quest for competitive concentrated solar power, storage is a must.
Stephen Lacey

Sep 18, 2015

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Utility-scale battery storage to reach 12 GW by 2024
Utility-scale grid connected battery storage is set to reach up to 12 GW by 2024, while annual revenues will grow to around US$8.44 billion.
Becky Beetz

Sep 18, 2015

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Malcolm Turnbull wants to embrace ‘disruptive technology’ – he can start with solar power storage
While Abbott placed his faith in fossil fuels and expressed a distaste for renewables, Australia has been quietly but dramatically embracing solar energy.
The Conversation

Sep 16, 2015

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Chile approves 260MW ‘baseload’ solar plant with storage
SolarReserve says solar tower and storage plant will compete with coal on reliability and cost to power Chile’s huge mining sector.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 21, 2015

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Energy giants say taking customers off-grid is viable, sometimes preferable
ESAA report finds off-grid distributed energy better for edge-of-grid customers, & could save networks tens of millions in avoided ‘poles-and-wires’ costs.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 16, 2015

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Levelising the cost of stored energy: Why $/kWh just doesn’t cut it
Nominal cycle lifetime, recommended depth of discharge, round-trip storage efficiency: 3 characteristics to understand when choosing energy storage.
John Rodriguez

Jun 2, 2015

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Commentary

SunPower says battery storage already economic – when there’s value to customer
SunPower says battery storage already economic for some sectors of market, particularly for commercial users who cannot afford outages.
Giles Parkinson

May 1, 2015

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Tesla to announce home and utility-scale battery next week
Tesla confirms April 30 date for unveiling of battery storage devices for homes and grid, to be produced at company’s new gigafactory.
Ian Clover

Apr 24, 2015

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Why battery storage may put peaking gas plants out of business
Battery storage could make peaking gas plants – currently an essential tool for meeting variations in peak demand – virtually redundant. It’s just one of a number of changes predicts as storage costs fall in coming years, with network upgrades, home and business use and electric vehicles also likely to boom.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 7, 2015

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Seasonal storage not needed yet for Germany’s renewables transition
German renewable energy lobby organization AEE has published another meta-study, reviewing the wide range of scientific investigations into power storage.
Craig Morris

Mar 12, 2015

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