A trial of a 1,000-battery virtual power plant on the South Australian network has boosted solar exports, supplied much-needed services to the grid and earned tidy revenue.
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What solar traffic jam? … a role for the networks in tomorrow’s solar-filled grid
Rooftop solar has brought energy prices down but the networks say its fast growth is disturbing the peace on their poles and wires. Are PV exports to blame or should the networks get with the times? Jeremy Chunn reports.
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Storage tears ahead, generation dawdles: CEC Q1 report
The first three months of 2021 saw firm commitment to new storage projects but very little in the way of new generation, according to a report from the Clean Energy Council.
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Stop removing your solar panels early, please. It’s creating a huge waste problem for Australia
A study that shows solar modules are being replaced well before their life expectancy rings a warning about future levels of landfill.
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Next stop, the gigawatts of electric buses waiting to connect
If drivers are slow to upgrade to EVs maybe owners of bus fleets will surprise us all by rolling out new clean rolling gear? They will need to have a lot of charging smarts in place to do so.
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What a waste of money! … clean energy experts recoil at Commonwealth’s Hunter Valley gas plant extravagance
EcoGeneration cast about its clean energy contacts to gauge sentiment towards a new 660MW gas facility planned for the NSW Hunter Valley.
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Trading smarts will define success for grid-connected storage: Fluence
Battery-owners who underestimate the complexity of trading their asset’s services can expect to miss out on revenue rewards.
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The trick to cutting FCAS costs for solar and wind plants
Owners of wind and solar plants who are struggling to understand or control FCAS costs may be underestimating the power of forecasting technology.
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Solar installs through the roof in covid year: CSIRO
Australia installed its highest ever number of rooftop solar systems in 2020 with 362,000 systems installed around the country.
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Add batteries to improve return on investment: RACV Solar
A Sydney shopping centre solar-and-storage project shows how the economics of batteries have shifted, says RACV Solar CEO Andy McCarthy.
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