Victoria has enlisted tried-and-trusted Tesla and Fluence to build two new big battery installations. The Australian Renewable Agency (ARENA) contributed $25 million to support the …
Elon Musk’s Bold Predictions for the Future of Tesla’s Megapack Battery
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has made significant claims about the advancements in Tesla’s battery technology with its Megapack battery, emphasising the crucial role of AI …
New market rules to reward fast response battery storage plants
New rules have been proposed to reward large-scale fast-response battery farms that can react to frequency changes in under two seconds, highlighting the key role …
Energy consumers are the big winners in Australia’s renewables transition as prices tumble
Australia’s energy consumers are the biggest winners in the country’s transition to renewable energy as prices plummet to historic lows. Prices were down 70 percent …
AGL’s Liddell coal plant to get new lease of life as big battery storage project
AGL Energy will turn its obsolete Hunter Valley Liddell coal generation plant into a giant 500 MW battery as it manages the transition to a …
Can commercial battery storage solve our daytime supply excess?
Commercial battery storage schemes are being touted as the solution to the excess volume of electricity flowing into the grid during daytime hours as a …
The duck curve – The biggest challenge facing solar energy generation
What do solar energy and a duck have in common: Curves. And no, that’s not a joke, it’s the correlation between excess solar supply during …
City of Sydney opens 1,600 solar panel and Tesla battery project to boost 50 percent renewables target
Sydney’s drive to switch to renewable energy sources made another leap forward this week as the Lord Mayor flicked the Alexandra Canal transport depot solar …
Work on $550 million Bulgana wind and battery project starts in Victoria
French renewable energy firm Neoen has begun construction of the $550 million 194 Megawatt Bulgana wind farm and battery storage facility in Victoria. The commencement …
GFG Steelworks to power up on self-generated solar, pumped hydro and battery storage
UK billionaire Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG has kicked off his quest to flood Australia with renewable energy with more than 1 Gigawatt of solar projects, a …