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Australian battery materials upstart sets up shop in US, promises longer range electric cars
Australian battery innovator Sicona has announced that it is building a silicon-carbon anode materials production plant in the US, in a first step towards its goal of leading global production of the key ingredients needed to make…
Reborn solar thermal and battery project seeks deal to plug in to transmission line to BHP mines
Australian clean energy technology companies Vast Renewables and 1414 Degrees say they entered into negotiations to gain access to transmission lines to connect their planned big battery and solar thermal projects. Vast, a developer of…
A town like Alice. How a complex, isolated solar grid could provide blueprint for rest of Australia
Alice Springs is near the very centre of Australia: An iconic town made famous by its isolation, people, and multiple books and movies, and which now finds itself at the forefront of how to transition large isolated grids from fossil fuels…
Big batteries and small solar star in 2023, but big wind commitments plunge to zero
Big batteries and small-scale solar were the heroes of Australia’s energy transition in 2023, with PV installed by homes and businesses making up the majority of the record 5.9GW of new renewable energy capacity added to the grid over the…
EnergyAustralia says two four-hour battery projects competing for government contracts
Energy utility EnergyAustralia says both of its proposed four-hour big battery projects are hoping to secure funding from the federal government’s Capacity Investment Schemes as it seeks to restore its fortunes after a major write down in…
Another solar and battery project approved in Victoria
British solar and storage developer Elgin Energy says it has secured development approval for another solar and battery project in Australia, this time in Victoria. It announced on its LinkedIn profile that it had secured development…
Akaysha’s 2hr Tasmania battery flies through approvals in months
Akaysha Energy, the battery storage developer backed by global funds management giant BlackRock, has flown through the Northern Midlands planning process to get its two hour battery in Palmerston, Tasmania, approved in just four months. It…
Queensland funds another 12 “solar soaker” batteries, plus two locally made flow batteries
Total 0 Shares Energy Queensland will get to work installing another 12 network connected batteries across the state – including two flow batteries made by local manufacturers – after another $179 million of state funding was tipped…
Mind the gap: Will Penny Sharpe use her new powers to force Eraring to stay open?
Total 0 Shares One of the very big questions for the Australian electricity market in 2024 will be the actual closure date for the country’s biggest coal generator, the 2.88 GW Eraring facility on NSW’s central coast.
Will it close as…
NSW wants to put a battery on an old landfill site to replace shuttered gas plant
Total 0 Shares The New South Wales government wants to turn the old Belrose landfill site into a home for a battery energy storage system (BESS), sized up to 14.2 MVA / 14.2 MW.
It’s not the first time the government has offered…