A proposed hydrogen facility in South Australia would be good for the energy market but a questionable investment, without substantial government support.
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ACT calls for 250MW of battery storage
The powerful little territory that hosts the nation’s capital knows that storage is an essential ingredient if it is to reach its target of 100% renewables.
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Rising costs reverse falling price trend for PV modules: Rystad
The falling cost of solar module technology has been arrested by rising costs for materials and shipping.
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‘Batteries beat gas peakers’: CEC report
Batteries are cheaper and more efficient than gas peakers at supplying bursts of energy during peak demand days, research from the CEC says.
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ARENA backs C&I battery option powered by second-hand EV powerpacks
An Australian company is working on a production line of 120kWh batteries suitable for commercial and industrial applications.
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The power police … community storage comes to calm the market
Behind-the-meter storage might be an efficient way to make the most of a household PV system but far larger batteries are needed at network scale if room is to be made for more solar. The age of community batteries has begun, writes Jeremy Chunn.
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Study to assess role of rooftop PV and batteries in times of catastrophe
How useful can Australia’s vast army of distributed energy resources be when the grid suffers a shock? A new study aims to find out.
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Solar exports solutions on tap … sell it to your staff or trade it for beer
As the problem of exported solar gets mainstream attention, solutions will become ever more inventive.
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CEC clean energy report profiles a year of determined growth
Looking back on 2020, the Clean Energy Council describes an industry that refused to let a global pandemic stand in its way.
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Digging for solar in a coal mine … can underground pumped hydro fill the gap?
As energy storage is demanded on a vast scale, the possibilities of converting mines into pumped-hydro batteries are being investigated.
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