Work has commenced on the first of Western Australia’s $3.8 billion large-scale battery projects, which will deliver the state’s...
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SA approves world-first battery-powered grid inertia services
John Thompson Batteries & Storage, News, Spotlight 0In a world-first, South Australia’s 150/193.5MW/h battery storage facility at Hornsbury Power Reserve (HPR) will deliver grid-scale inertia services,...
Battery project to power one-third of state underway
Ciaran O'Mahony Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Spotlight 0Work has begun on one of the largest battery storage systems in the Southern Hemisphere. The Big Canberra Battery...
Energy Queensland expands regional battery fleet
Ciaran O'Mahony Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0Energy Queensland will add twelve more 8MWh batteries to its large-scale, network-connected battery trial. The trial is part of...
$498,000 funding to accelerate renewable connections to the grid
Ciaran O'Mahony Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0The University of Queensland (UQ) will receive $498,000 in funding from the Australian Government to develop a new testing...
$6.6 million for NSW advanced inverter battery
Lauren DeLorenzo Batteries & Storage, Energy Efficiency, News, Spotlight 0A new investment from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will support Edify Energy in building a 25MW/50MWh battery...
Neighbourhood batteries key for community emission reductions
Holly Tancredi Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0Neighbourhood batteries have been highlighted as a key solution for urban and regional communities to reduce carbon emissions and...
ARENA funding $3.7 billion in new grid-scale battery projects
Holly Tancredi Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has shortlisted 12 battery storage projects to be funded through a government fund pool...
Battery storage to deal with load constraints in Central-West NSW
Stephanie Nestor Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0In a new report, Transgrid has identified grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) as a preferred option for addressing...
New network-connected battery for Cairns
Stephanie Nestor Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0The Queensland Government has announced the state’s next electricity network-connected battery will be installed in Cairns, to build up...
Deploying and commissioning reliable, large-scale CAN-based BMS networks
Imogen Hartmann Batteries & Storage, Sponsored Editorial 0Controller Area Network (CAN) buses, originally used in the automotive sector, are known for their robustness. However, specific requirements...
Partnership to deliver largest battery project in QLD
Stephanie Nestor Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0Powerlink has partnered with CS Energy to develop a 200MW/400MWh battery, the largest utility-scale battery in Queensland. The battery...
$2 billion for renewables in QLD State Budget 2022-23
Stephanie Nestor Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0The Queensland Government has committed $2 billion to large-scale renewable energy generation and storage projects in its 2022-23 State...
Major grid-forming battery gains momentum
Stephanie Nestor Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Spotlight 0Edify Energy has finalised a financing agreement for the largest approved grid-forming battery in Australia. The 150MW/300MWh battery energy...
Site selected for new neighbourhood battery in Melbourne
Stephanie Nestor Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Solar 0A site has been selected in Melbourne’s Western Suburbs for the development of a neighbourhood battery on Powercor’s network,...
Furthering second life batteries: the communication solution
Patricia Mae Tagabe Batteries & Storage, Smart Energy, Sponsored Editorial 0As the demand for renewable energy grows, more companies are searching for stronger and more efficient ways to provide...
Largest solar, battery and VPP trial for schools announced
Lauren DeLorenzo Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight 0Dozens of schools in New South Wales will take part in Australia’s largest school-based trial of solar, battery energy...
Solar batteries under recall due to fire risk
Lauren DeLorenzo Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, News, Safety and Training, Spotlight 0The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has urged consumers with LG, Solax or Opal solar energy storage batteries...
Make your BESS ready for the smart grid
Stephanie Nestor Batteries & Storage, Sponsored Editorial, Spotlight 0System integrators for battery energy storage systems often have to network components from different industrial sectors (energy, building automation,...
Virtual battery partnership for AGL and Neoen
Holly Tancredi Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0AGL Energy and Neoen have signed a seven-year financial offtake agreement to enable AGL to virtually charge and discharge...
Two renewable battery projects announced for NSW
Holly Tancredi Batteries & Storage, News, Spotlight 0EnergyAustralia and Edify Energy are partnering up on two long-term battery storage service agreements within Darlingpoint and the Riverina...
$11 million for WA clean energy initiatives
Lauren DeLorenzo Batteries & Storage, Bioenergy, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The Western Australian Government has dedicated $11 million for seven innovative clean energy projects through the second round of...
CSIRO invests in CCS, renewable energy storage research
Lauren DeLorenzo Batteries & Storage, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0A $50 million investment from the CSIRO will go towards research on energy storage and carbon capture technologies, among...
New Bundaberg grid-connected battery nearing completion
Mikayla Bridge Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0Installation is nearing completion on a new grid-connected Tesla battery near Bundaberg – one of five sites chosen across...
Report: Record-breaking renewable generation, but new growth slows
Lauren DeLorenzo Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0A report from the Clean Energy Council has revealed that Australia’s record-breaking uptake of renewable energy continued in 2021,...
New grid-scale battery to be installed in QLD
Stephanie Nestor Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0Publicly-owned generator CS Energy will install a 100MW/200MWh grid-scale battery in Queensland, aiming to provide clean and reliable energy...
$14.84 million for Broken Hill big battery
Mikayla Bridge Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0Through a partnership with AGL, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing a $14.84 million grant to construct...
EOI for Waratah Super Battery
Lauren DeLorenzo Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0The Energy Corporation of New South Wales (EnergyCo) will launch a procurement process to identify battery developers and a...
Microgrids and Virtual Synchronous Machines supporting the energy transition
Christopher Allan Batteries & Storage, Microgrids, Renewable Energy, Sponsored Editorial, Sustainability, Wind 0As Australia strives to reduce CO2 emissions across all sectors of modern life, it is becoming increasingly clear that...
Green light for AGL’s Liddell grid-scale battery
Lauren DeLorenzo Batteries & Storage, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment has approved AGL’s proposed 500MW, 2GWh grid-scale battery at its...
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