Storage | EcoGeneration

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.

Study to assess role of rooftop PV and batteries in times of catastrophe

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 1, 2021 | For Consumers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

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.

CEC clean energy report profiles a year of determined growth

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 30, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, For Consumers, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Looking back on 2020, the Clean Energy Council describes an industry that refused to let a global pandemic stand in its way.

Digging for solar in a coal mine … can underground pumped hydro fill the gap?

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 30, 2021 | For Consumers, Policy, Renewables, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

As energy storage is demanded on a vast scale, the possibilities of converting mines into pumped-hydro batteries are being investigated.

PV-thermal … a cool approach that can boost solar efficiency

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 29, 2021 | Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, Uncategorised | 0 |

The efficiency of a PV-thermal system is dependent on the temperature of the heating application, but the technology is often overlooked.

Key reforms unlocking Australia’s renewable energy potential

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 27, 2021 | Australia, Comment, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Crucial reforms currently underway suggest that 2021 will be a landmark year for Australia’s renewable energy transition, writes Clean Energy Council CEO Kane Thornton.

Doing nothing is no way to plan for the end of inertia

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 26, 2021 | For Consumers, Renewables, Solar, Storage, Wind | 0 |

As the grid moves inevitably towards heavy reliance on renewables and storage, the frequency-setting stability provided by spinning mass will have to be replaced by something smarter.