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Big battery added to Aurora solar project could triple its earnings, says report
Adding battery storage to a 70MW solar plant planned for development near Port Augusta in South Australia would more or less triple the annual revenue of the project, a new report has shown.The Aurora Project is being planned for…
Long-Term Value of Grid Storage Is All About Capacity, Study Finds
The grid is heading in the direction of more renewables, with or without overarching policies to guide it. There’s general agreement that the ability to store electricity will become more valuable as this happens, but the exact value of…
Solar farm and big battery approved for Parkes in NSW
Plans to build an 80MW solar farm and big battery in Parkes in the Central West region of New South Wales have been been given the green light by the state government.The 80MW Quorn Park solar farm, which will include a 20MWh battery…
New Powers Are Rising Among the Ranks of the Biggest Battery Owners
The front-of-the-meter battery market has always been a lumpy thing — huge quarters followed by tumbleweeds. But lately, it’s moving head-spinningly fast.
The Storage Plus series on the biggest U.S. grid battery owners captured the…
15 States and Washington, DC pledge to accelerate bus and truck electrification
This week, 15 states and the District of Columbia announced a joint memorandum of understanding (MOU), committing to advance and accelerate the market for electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, including large pickup trucks and…
Say Hello to the Biggest Battery in America (for Now)
Things are moving fast in the grid battery industry — and nowhere faster than California.That’s where LS Power, a private equity firm that develops grid infrastructure, hooked up the new most powerful battery in the country last…
Tesla community battery installed in Margaret River in “unique” W.A. trial
One Step Off The GridWestern Australia’s government-owned utility, Western Power, has installed a 13th community battery on the state’s grid – but in this case on the customer connection side as part of a unique five-year trial with the…
Four ways to advance corporate renewable strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic
History
should teach us not to underestimate the creativity of the US corporate office
or its financial markets, nor should we underestimate the resilience of the
renewable energy industry. For example, US tax equity investments in wind…
Microgrids: A Powerful Modern Tool for Wildfire Management
The numbers draw a devastating portrait of California’s increasingly destructive wildfires. Last year nearly 8,000 wildfires burned over 250,000 acres of the state, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.…
Solar Insiders Podcast: Origin’s bet on self-installing plug and play batteries
US-based Orison, backed by Origin, is developing plug-and-play batteries that can be installed by the householder and hopes to trial it in Australia this year.This week, Orison founder and CEO Eric Clifton joins Solar Insiders to discuss…