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EnergyAustralia hides pumped hydro from view as it seeks to lock in giant Victoria battery
Total 0 Shares EnergyAustralia has released the details of its proposed first pumped hydro project – most of which will now be hidden from view – as it seeks to fast-track its big battery plans and lock in its first giant battery in…
Bowen dumps RET for 32 GW of auctions in massive policy shift to supercharge renewables
Total 0 Shares The federal Labor government has effectively abandoned the long standing renewable energy target and will take a hands-on policy approach through a series of auctions to secure 32GW of new wind, solar and storage capacity…
Quinbrook eyes 16-hour batteries for Sun Cable in massive storage deal with China’s CATL
Total 0 Shares Australian renewable energy investor Quinbrook says it is looking to deploy 16 hour battery storage technology as part of a massive supply deal with China battery giant CATL, and could use the technology at the Sun Cable…
China solar giant moves into global utility battery market, with big plans for Australia
Total 0 Shares China solar giant Trina is making its move into the booming global big battery market, with the global unveil of its new 2MW/4MWh grid-scale Elementa 2 energy storage system, at All-Energy Australia in Melbourne on…
Australia’s biggest storage tender kicks off to fill gaps in wind and solar states
Total 0 Shares The first stage of what will amount to Australia’s biggest storage tender has been formally kicked off, with registrations opening for 600MW and 2400 MWh of dispatchable capacity to be deployed in South Australia and…
Want energy democracy? Paying networks to install community batteries is not the way
Total 0 Shares I recently wrote an article for the Financial Review (The “Community” Battery Ponzi Scheme) that’s deeply critical of so called “community” batteries, which in reality should be called power network monopoly batteries.
I…
Tesla gets ready to take on Australia energy utilities in landmark move for the grid
Total 0 Shares The global electric car and storage monolith Tesla is getting ready to take on Australia’s legacy utilities in what would be a landmark move for the local grid and for consumers, and potentially disruptive for the…
“Dedication and audacity:” Neoen sails past 3GW of solar, wind and batteries in Australia
Total 0 Shares Global renewables giant Neoen has passed the 3GW mark for wind, solar and battery storage installed in Australia, building up a portfolio of assets that accounts for nearly half of the nation’s installed battery capacity.…
MPower doubles its money on one of Australia’s oldest solar and battery projects
“In the first 12 months of operation under MPower’s control, the project has generated approximately 18GWh of clean energy and earned revenues of approximately $1.7 million,” the company said.
All of its output is contracted to Origin…
Merchant market delivers again for Genex solar farms as big battery switches on
Total 0 Shares Listed renewable energy and storage developer Genex Power continues to reap the rewards of the merchant market for its two operating solar farms.
The company’s latest quarterly update reveals that the average price…