Storage | EcoGeneration

Paying Australia’s coal-fired power stations to stay open longer is bad for consumers and the planet

by EcoGen Editor | May 4, 2021 | Australia, Demand response, Efficiency, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

If coal-fired power stations are protected from competition, it will deter investment in cleaner alternatives.

‘We can’t kick these challenges any further down the road’: ESB’s shortlist for Australia’s essential transition to renewables

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 30, 2021 | Australia, For Consumers, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, VPPs, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

The Energy Security Board has released its wish list for the electricity grid it says Australia deserves to replace the 23GW of coal plant that is heading for an inevitable retirement.

This $1 billion energy deal promises to cut emissions and secure jobs. So why on earth is gas included?

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 28, 2021 | Australia, Comment, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

A deal between Canberra and South Australia that would allow more renewables into the NEM would also open the floodgates for gas.

Countdown for industry as demand response rule change looms

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 26, 2021 | Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Renewables, Solar, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

An AEMO rule change that allows energy users to act independently from retailers in offering demand response is an important step towards a two-sided market, a Spark Club event heard.

No guarantee of hydrogen profits in South Australia

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 20, 2021 | Hydrogen, Renewables, Solar, Storage | 0 |

A proposed hydrogen facility in South Australia would be good for the energy market but a questionable investment, without substantial government support.

ACT calls for 250MW of battery storage

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 19, 2021 | Funding, Policy, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

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.

‘Batteries beat gas peakers’: CEC report

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 14, 2021 | Comment, Renewables, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Batteries are cheaper and more efficient than gas peakers at supplying bursts of energy during peak demand days, research from the CEC says.

ARENA backs C&I battery option powered by second-hand EV powerpacks

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 12, 2021 | Commercial, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

An Australian company is working on a production line of 120kWh batteries suitable for commercial and industrial applications.

The power police … community storage comes to calm the market

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 3, 2021 | Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

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.