Storage

Australia, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, For Consumers, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, VPPs

Trust us, VPPs are the way of the future: SAPN report

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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Staff WriterMay 28, 2021, 10:59 amJune 22, 2021

Commercial, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, PPAs, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs

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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Staff WriterMay 27, 2021, 4:37 pmJune 1, 2021

Australia, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Storage, Wind

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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Staff WriterMay 26, 2021, 11:35 amMay 26, 2021

Renewables, Storage

Edify to deliver 100MW/200MWh battery for south-west NSW

The agreement is part of Shell Energy’s long-term retail contract with the NSW Government.
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Staff WriterMay 25, 2021, 12:51 pmMay 25, 2021

Bioenergy, Efficiency, For Consumers, Funding, PPAs, Renewables, Storage, Waste-to-energy

Mountains of energy … CEFC sees billions in resource recovery

Yes, solar and wind are cleaning up the grid, but a new report from the CEFC is a reminder to investors and industry of the value in what gets thrown away.
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Staff WriterMay 25, 2021, 12:05 pmJune 21, 2021

Australia, Funding, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects

Tough to connect, taking longer, worker shortage … CEC Wind Industry Forum panel on headwinds and mega-projects

A panel of experts at the CEC’s Wind Industry Forum in May weighed the rigidity and complexity of the current market with optimism for future opportunities as the NEM is weaned off coal.
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Staff WriterMay 21, 2021, 4:17 pmJune 25, 2021

Demand response, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage

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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Staff WriterMay 20, 2021, 12:44 pmMay 21, 2021