Battery Archives - RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/category/storage/battery/ 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 Archives - RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/category/storage/battery/ 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 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 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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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-energy-security-corp-to-address-spiralling-costs-of-pumped-hydro-projects/feed/ 0 First big battery in world’s biggest isolated grid charges up for first time https://reneweconomy.com.au/first-big-battery-in-worlds-biggest-isolated-grid-charges-up-for-first-time/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/first-big-battery-in-worlds-biggest-isolated-grid-charges-up-for-first-time/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 10:56:25 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190251 The Kwinana battery - the first in the world's most isolated gigawatt scale grid in Western Australia - has charged up for the first time.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/first-big-battery-in-worlds-biggest-isolated-grid-charges-up-for-first-time/feed/ 0 MPower signs up Evergen to boost earnings from distributed solar and battery projects https://reneweconomy.com.au/mpower-signs-up-evergen-to-boost-earnings-from-distributed-solar-and-battery-projects/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/mpower-signs-up-evergen-to-boost-earnings-from-distributed-solar-and-battery-projects/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 10:01:02 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190245 MPower signs up Evergen to boost returns from its distributed solar and battery projects, starting with Lakeland in north Queensland.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/mpower-signs-up-evergen-to-boost-earnings-from-distributed-solar-and-battery-projects/feed/ 0 What do you call a coal plant on a 2050 grid? “Incredibly expensive insurance” https://reneweconomy.com.au/what-do-you-call-a-coal-plant-on-a-2050-grid-incredibly-expensive-insurance/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/what-do-you-call-a-coal-plant-on-a-2050-grid-incredibly-expensive-insurance/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 05:03:43 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190205 What is a forecast of 14GW of coal in Australia in 2050 doing in a net zero scenario?

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