Storage | EcoGeneration

Battery standard has put a huge hump in the road: sonnen

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 17, 2019 | Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

The new standard for battery storage goes too far, says sonnen technical director Australia-New Zealand James Sturch.

Virtual power plants, real pain … how the VPP puzzle has brought on a mild headache

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 14, 2019 | Australia, For Consumers, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

Virtual power plants made up of other people’s batteries sound like a great idea but, gee, they’re a headache to put together. Will they make it to the finish line?

PV for your EV: CSIRO charger takes some heat off the grid

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 10, 2019 | Electric Vehicles, Renewables, Solar, Storage | 0 |

With more EVs on Australian roads, demand for charging infrastructure will grow and the CSIRO expects this will place stress on grid-powered charging stations.

Pressure builds as compressed air storage projects attract funds

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 8, 2019 | Australia, Funding, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Storage | 0 |

A form of long-duration storage that can be sited wherever it’s needed is edging closer to reality at two sites on the NEM.

NSW shortlists 2,850MW of projects for $75m Emerging Energy Program

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 2, 2019 | Australia, Bioenergy, Funding, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

Grants worth $7.1 million have been awarded to projects totalling 2,150MW of on-demand electricity, “with the potential to leverage almost $2 billion in private investment”.

The eight rules of demand response … the source that ‘ticks all three boxes’ of the energy trilemma

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 2, 2019 | Efficiency, For Consumers, Renewables, Storage | 0 |

Managing energy at the demand side can tick all the boxes of the energy trilemma, says Enel X managing director Asia and Oceania Jeff Renaud.

Microgrids come to market

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 1, 2019 | Commercial, Efficiency, For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

As the tools to generate and manage electricity onsite evolve, energy users are realising they can rely on themselves instead of leaning only on the grid.

Are clouds gathering over large-scale solar?

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 24, 2019 | Australia, Commercial, For Installers, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy Target, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

Painful marginal loss factors, asset write-downs, negative pricing, forced curtailment – the forces have been stacked against large-scale solar this year. Is it time for a turnaround in fortunes … or time to pull up stakes?

Sizing PV and storage in stand-alone power systems

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 20, 2019 | For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

A report from GSES shows the significant relationship between PV arrays and battery days of autonomy in stand-alone power systems.

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t: how feed-in tariffs hold the key to energy incumbents’ future

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 20, 2019 | For Consumers, Renewables, Solar, Storage | 0 |

The energy giants are looking down a barrel as households build their own rooftop generation. Research shows their prospects hinge on where they set feed-in tariffs.

GE to supply 300MWh battery for South Australian solar project

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 19, 2019 | Australia, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

The 300MWh energy storage system, called the Reservoir, will be coupled to a 200MW PV plant in the mid-north of the state.

Real vs Reactive: the new power balance

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 9, 2019 | For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

A three-year trial that tested the value to networks of residential solar and storage systems uncovered the hidden value in reactive power – and the potential for inverters to really flex their muscles.