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CellCube to bring grid scale vanadium battery to South Australia

by EcoGen Editor | May 20, 2019 | Renewables, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Construction of the 50MW/200MWh grid-scale battery is expected to begin before the end of the year, with plans to be operational in 2020.

Stand-alone power systems tower over costly power lines in remote WA

by EcoGen Editor | May 16, 2019 | Australia, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

The future of electricity is being reinvented in Western Australia, writes Jeremy Wray of CPS National.

Solar and storage, already wired into the next generation of Australian housing

by EcoGen Editor | May 15, 2019 | Australia, For Consumers, For Installers, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

In a sign of what’s to come, solar and battery energy options are being offered in new properties to solve old dilemmas.

Australian EV marque to manufacture in Adelaide

by EcoGen Editor | May 14, 2019 | Company Updates, Electric Vehicles, Renewables, Storage | 0 |

An Australian company will begin assembling electric vehicles in Adelaide, South Australia, for export.

Thermal energy battery taps SA Water biogas

by EcoGen Editor | May 9, 2019 | Australia, Bioenergy, Company Updates, Projects, Renewables, Storage, Uncategorised | 0 |

A pilot in Adelaide has matched wastewater biogas with 1414 Degrees’ molten-silicon storage unit. Next step, grid stability services.

On the ground at the 194MW Bulgana Green Power Hub

by EcoGen Editor | May 9, 2019 | Australia, Projects, Renewables, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

How do you build a wind farm? Let’s ask the crew building Neoen’s Bulgana Green Power Hub…

Queensland solar rule change an issue for big projects: Springers Solar

by EcoGen Editor | May 7, 2019 | Commercial, For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

It’s a family affair at Springers Solar in Queensland but this page only has room for one – so here is commercial sales manager Eddie Springer’s story so far…

Labor’s Solar Loan Program a clean shot of energy for Australia’s schools: CEC

by EcoGen Editor | May 2, 2019 | Australia, Commercial, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

A new solar and battery loan program unveiled by federal Labor would be a game changer for schools and a salve to the grid, the Clean Energy Council said.

Why renewables are the solution for Australia: IEEFA

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 23, 2019 | Australia, Comment, International, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy Target, Renewables, Solar, State Policy, Storage, Wind | 0 |

Renewables are the lowest cost sustainable solution for Australia’s energy policy crisis and potentially one of Australia’s largest export industries, writes IEEFA’s Tim Buckley.

Business case for solar has never been clearer: Solgen

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 17, 2019 | Commercial, Company Updates, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

“There is plenty of runway in this space,” says David Brown, the CEO of the company which topped the ranks for commercial installations in 2018, Solgen Energy Group.

AGL plans 250MW pumped hydro storage for SA copper mine site

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 17, 2019 | Pumped hydro, Renewables, Storage | 0 |

AGL has secured the right to develop, own and operate a 250MW pumped hydro project at a copper mine in South Australia.

Finished! 10MW, 25-site solar rollout edges Top End closer to 50% renewables

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 10, 2019 | Australia, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

The $59 million Solar Energy Transformation Program integrates 10MW of solar PV arrays in remote locations with a target for diesel savings of 94 million litres over 25 years.