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During last week’s heat-wave-driven grid emergency in California, grid operator CAISO and the state’s utilities sent out desperate calls to demand response providers, behind-the-meter battery aggregators, electric-vehicle charging…

The South Australian Government has announced a $9 million investment towards the transition of Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands from diesel reliance to the self-reliance of solar and energy storage. The contract is good news for…

Kansas City, Mo.-based utility Evergy will build a 1.44-MW solar array to provide power for an Arkansas community. Paragould Light Water and Cable selected Evergy through a request for proposals process. The utility’s services unit,…

Aldi Nowra. Image supplied The Australian arm of German discount supermarket chain Aldi has pledged to source 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable resources by the end of 2021, after the rollout out rooftop solar across its stores…

ASX-listed zinc-bromine flow battery maker Redflow has drawn a line under the “challenging year” that was FY2020, telling investors it has the “right tactics, right team, and the right focus” to move forward – including into a stronger…

The reliability of Australia’s power supply has improved driven by the addition of new solar and wind capacity, making summer blackouts less likely, the Australian Energy Market Operator finds in its latest report. In light of the aging…

Australian rooftop PV distributor Solar Juice has inked a 150MW distribution agreement with the world’s largest pure-play inverter manufacturer, Sungrow. Solar Juice, itself a major distributor of inverters in Australia, said the two…

An international group of researchers, including The Australian National University’s (ANU) Prof Frank Jotzo, has published a study today in the journal Nature Climate Science showing the importance of a ‘just transition’ as coal is…

Batteries Published on July 27th, 2020 | by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai July 27th, 2020 by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai Driving electric in many African countries is a whole lot cheaper than driving ICE. Ghana, like many other…

French renewable energy and battery storage company Neoen has reported a near three-fold increase in battery storage revenue in the first half of 2020, even as money flowing in contracted sharply in the second quarter because of less…