There appears no shortage of low cost wind, solar and battery storage. But can pumped hydro step into the fold to replace coal?
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Contractors named for first big solar and battery hybrid to serve iron ore giants
Alinta names contractors for solar-battery hybrid facility that will help power BHP’s port facilities for its huge iron ore mines.
RWE says Australian eight hour battery win puts it on path to 3GW of storage
Germany energy giant says its proposed eight hour storage configuration is part of a global ambition to build 3GW of battery storage capacity by 2030.
Lower cost coal to boost Origin earnings as it joins rush to offshore wind
Origin says price cap and lower cost coal to boost its earnings as it confirms it has joined rush to offshore wind in Australia.
Eight hour big battery trumps pumped hydro in NSW long duration storage tender
First big battery with eight hours storage beats pumped hydro projects to win Australia’s first long duration storage tender.
Hazelwood battery charges up for first time at site of former coal generator
Hazelwood battery charges up for first time at site of former brown coal generator in the Latrobe Valley.
“She didn’t want to go:” Tears and hugs as oldest coal generator shuts down for last time
The last minutes of Australia’s oldest coal generator brought great emotion as employees who spent a lifetime at the plant said goodbye, and AGL painted a green energy future.
“World is changing:” AGL to replace Liddell with battery, hydrogen, wind and solar
Updated: AGL says “world is changing” but even after closure of Liddell on Friday it will remain Australia’s biggest carbon polluter despite pledge on batteries and green hydrogen.
Record wind and solar deliver lower prices, loosen coal and gas power over grid
Record wind and solar generation helped loosen the vice like grip of fossil fuels over the grid and send prices down and emissions to new lows.
“Change of philosophy:” Wind, solar and battery projects get bigger and more complex
Australia’s most successful renewable and storage developer says projects getting more complex, and new technologies require change in “philosophy” about way grid is managed.