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New 500MW wind farm and big battery planned for southern Queensland
The developers of the Queensland solar, wind, and pumped hydro storage hub that has been dubbed the “Battery of the North” are planning another massive renewables project for the state’s south, in this case comprising a 500MW wind farm…
Sunrun Taps AutoGrid to Optimize Grid Services for Its Growing Fleets of Home Batteries
Sunrun is landing contract after contract to put solar-charged residential batteries to work serving grid needs. On Thursday, it picked Silicon Valley energy management software startup AutoGrid to help it optimize this growing fleet. …
The First Moonshot Didn’t Disrupt an Incumbent Industry. The Climate Moonshot Must
Calls have been growing for governments to launch a “moonshot” or “Manhattan Project” scale mobilization to fight climate change. Such focused industrial policy is responsible for many of the 20th century’s most important advances, with…
Democratic Lawmakers Include Renewables Incentives In US Infrastructure Bill
Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives this week introduced several pieces of legislation that could buoy renewables as part of a larger infrastructure package.
The Moving Forward Act, the text of which was released…
Expanded Tesla big battery at Hornsdale begins final testing
The expanded Tesla big battery – officially known as the Hornsdale Power Reserve – has begun its final testing before it starts to deliver a range of new services to the state’s renewables-dominated grid.
As RenewEconomy reported last…
Puerto Rico Selects New Grid Manager, Prompting Concerns
This week the agency in Puerto Rico that manages public-private partnerships announced that the newly formed Luma Energy will take over management of the island’s grid from its publicly owned utility, after an 18-month selection process.…
New geomechanical pumped storage technology secures $10M, begins commercial demonstration with…
This week Quidnet Energy announced the closing of its $10 million Series B financing and the execution of a contract with the New York State Energy Development Authority (NYSERDA) for commercial demonstration of its…
Expanded Hornsdale big battery begins final testing for inertia
The expanded Tesla big battery – officially known as the Hornsdale Power Reserve – has begun its final testing before it starts to deliver a range of new services to the state’s renewables-dominated grid.
As RenewEconomy reported last…
Top 5 US Storage Owners: Invenergy’s Head Start Paid Off
Renewables developer Invenergy used the capital and know-how it built up from years of leadership in wind development to plant an early stake in the large-scale energy storage market.
Whereas regulated utilities like Duke Energy and…
Huge 720MW solar farm and very big battery approved for connection to NSW grid
Plans to build a 720MW solar farm and a very big battery of around 400MWh in the New South Wales New England region have cleared another major hurdle, after locking in a grid connection agreement with network provider Transgrid.
Developer…