Battery Storage https://reneweconomy.com.au/category/storage/ News and analysis for the clean energy economy Mon, 29 May 2023 02:18:07 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://reneweconomy.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/android-icon-192x192-150x150.png Battery Storage https://reneweconomy.com.au/category/storage/ 32 32 Squadron forges ahead with 400MW wind and big battery project in NSW https://reneweconomy.com.au/squadron-forges-ahead-with-400mw-wind-and-big-battery-project-in-nsw/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/squadron-forges-ahead-with-400mw-wind-and-big-battery-project-in-nsw/#respond Mon, 29 May 2023 02:18:07 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190489 bango wind farm squadron energy NSWAndrew Forrest's Squadron Energy says an Environmental Impact Statement is underway for proposed wind farm and battery in Wiradjuri Country.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/squadron-forges-ahead-with-400mw-wind-and-big-battery-project-in-nsw/feed/ 0 Sun Cable: Cannon-Brookes wins battle for world’s biggest solar and battery project https://reneweconomy.com.au/cannon-brookes-wins-battle-for-worlds-biggest-solar-and-battery-project/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/cannon-brookes-wins-battle-for-worlds-biggest-solar-and-battery-project/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 05:39:20 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190457 sun cable solarBattle of billionaires ends with a Grok-Quinbrook consortium taking ownership of the massive Sun Cable project, keeping alive plans to export solar power to Singapore.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/cannon-brookes-wins-battle-for-worlds-biggest-solar-and-battery-project/feed/ 0 Green gold: Wind and solar to deliver 80 pct of power needs for huge new mine https://reneweconomy.com.au/green-gold-wind-and-solar-to-deliver-80-pct-of-power-needs-for-huge-new-mine/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/green-gold-wind-and-solar-to-deliver-80-pct-of-power-needs-for-huge-new-mine/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 04:03:31 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190424 Gold miner expects to get premium for its bullion after signing deal to get 80% of mining and refining power needs delivered by wind and solar.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/green-gold-wind-and-solar-to-deliver-80-pct-of-power-needs-for-huge-new-mine/feed/ 0 Roadmap released to smooth connections for wind and solar, and to add batteries https://reneweconomy.com.au/roadmap-released-to-smooth-connections-for-wind-and-solar-and-to-add-batteries/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/roadmap-released-to-smooth-connections-for-wind-and-solar-and-to-add-batteries/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 05:14:25 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190371 Vestas wind turbines and RES dulacca wind farm qldReform Roadmap flags several significant advances towards a smoother, less costly and delay-free grid connection process for renewables.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/roadmap-released-to-smooth-connections-for-wind-and-solar-and-to-add-batteries/feed/ 0 NSW now has roadmap to close coal by 2030. But will Labor run with it? https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-now-has-roadmap-to-close-coal-by-2030-but-will-labor-run-with-it/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-now-has-roadmap-to-close-coal-by-2030-but-will-labor-run-with-it/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 03:18:34 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190352 NSW now has a roadmap to exit coal by the end of the decade. But it requires a commitment from the state government. Will Labor run with it?

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-now-has-roadmap-to-close-coal-by-2030-but-will-labor-run-with-it/feed/ 0 NSW renewable zones face delays and cost blowouts as questions hang over Eraring https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-renewable-zones-face-delays-and-cost-blowouts-as-questions-hang-over-eraring/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-renewable-zones-face-delays-and-cost-blowouts-as-questions-hang-over-eraring/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 14:01:04 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190324 NSW reveals delays in timing of new renewable zones, and some cost blowouts, raising questions about closure date for Eraring and pace of green energy transition.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-renewable-zones-face-delays-and-cost-blowouts-as-questions-hang-over-eraring/feed/ 0 Melbourne community group looking for home after winning funds for inner city battery https://reneweconomy.com.au/melbourne-community-group-looking-for-home-after-winning-funds-for-inner-city-battery/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/melbourne-community-group-looking-for-home-after-winning-funds-for-inner-city-battery/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 05:26:43 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190295 Working out where to put the 120kW battery in densely built Richmond might be the most difficult part of the process.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/melbourne-community-group-looking-for-home-after-winning-funds-for-inner-city-battery/feed/ 0 Victoria falls in line on dynamic rooftop solar exports, to make homes ready for electrification https://reneweconomy.com.au/victoria-falls-in-line-on-dynamic-rooftop-solar-exports-to-make-homes-ready-for-electrification/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/victoria-falls-in-line-on-dynamic-rooftop-solar-exports-to-make-homes-ready-for-electrification/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 04:37:11 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190283 market rebate rooftop solar suburb politicallySolar Victoria announces raft of rule changes and recommendations to make solar homes "future ready," including for a shift to all-electric appliances.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/victoria-falls-in-line-on-dynamic-rooftop-solar-exports-to-make-homes-ready-for-electrification/feed/ 0 Australian start-up raises $11.8m for small scale hydrogen ‘battery’ https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-start-up-raises-11-8m-for-small-scale-hydrogen-battery/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-start-up-raises-11-8m-for-small-scale-hydrogen-battery/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 04:23:19 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190280 CSIRO-backed hydrogen hopeful Endua has raised another $11.8 million from existing and new investors to develop its 100 kW hydrogen energy storage unit.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-start-up-raises-11-8m-for-small-scale-hydrogen-battery/feed/ 0 NSW Energy Security Corp to address “spiralling costs” of pumped hydro projects https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-energy-security-corp-to-address-spiralling-costs-of-pumped-hydro-projects/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-energy-security-corp-to-address-spiralling-costs-of-pumped-hydro-projects/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 04:12:45 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190261 NSW energy minister Penny Sharpe says the Energy Security Corp will help address the spiralling costs of pumped hydro which lost out to battery storage in a recent tender.

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