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Australia’s largest thermal storage project takes important next step
New Australian-developed thermal energy storage technology is competitive with traditional fossil fuel technologies at an industrial scale, according to a new study.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 29, 2025

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The hot brick technology that could slash emissions at concrete plants and aluminium refineries
A toaster and a cement kiln walk into a bar… what comes out later is a thermal battery, and a potential key for large scale industrial decarbonisation.
Rachel Williamson

May 16, 2025

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Arena triples bet on “clean steam” storage hopeful, in bid to green up Australian industry
Australian Renewable Energy Agency tips more money into steam-dispatch technology that it says can help decarbonise hard-to-abate industries.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 18, 2024

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Aurora project could start life as big battery, as 1414 rethinks business case
From solar tower project, to TESS demonstration, to big battery? 1414 Degrees says new Aurora modelling shows starting with a bigger battery and no solar makes better sense.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 8, 2021

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Big battery added to Aurora solar project could triple its earnings, says report
Adding battery storage to 70MW solar PV plant planned for development in South Australia would more or less triple the project’s annual revenue, a new report says.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 20, 2020

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1414 Degrees hits major bump on road to utility-scale thermal energy storage
Shares in molten silicon energy storage hopeful 1414 plunge by more than 50% after frank technology review finds reliability and efficiency problems.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 18, 2020

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1414 picks up Port Augusta solar tower project, plans huge thermal storage plant
1414 degrees to buy Australian assets of solar thermal company SolarReserve, including abandoned South Australia solar power tower project.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 29, 2019

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1414 Degrees to test its thermal energy storage with Nectar Farms
SA firm 1414 Degrees seals new to deal test its thermal energy storage solution in a range of agribusiness applications, including with sustainable agri pioneer, Nectar Farms.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 1, 2019

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1414 launches biogas energy storage system at wastewater plant
A commercial thermal energy storage system by 1414° that converts biogas from a wastewater treatment plant has begun operating in South Australia.
Andrew Spence

May 1, 2019

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1414 Degrees’ molten silicon biogas energy storage system set for trial in S.A.
A world-leading, Adelaide-made 10MWh molten silicon energy storage system is on its way to Glenelg, where it will be tested at an SA Water treatment plant.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 12, 2018

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Australian poultry farmer taps homegrown silicon energy storage
SA energy storage outfit 1414 Degrees to provide NSW poultry processing plant with electricity and heat via a 25MWh thermal energy storage system.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 19, 2018

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1414 plans two “gigawatt hour” silicon storage plants in S.A.
South Australian company opens new manufacturing facility and says it plans to build two grid scale 1GWh silicon storage systems in the state.
Andrew Spence

Nov 23, 2017

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