Storage

For Consumers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage

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

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.
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Staff WriterApril 1, 2021, 4:37 pmApril 1, 2021

Australia, Commercial, For Consumers, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects

CEC clean energy report profiles a year of determined growth

Looking back on 2020, the Clean Energy Council describes an industry that refused to let a global pandemic stand in its way.
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Staff WriterMarch 30, 2021, 4:28 pmMarch 30, 2021

For Consumers, Policy, Renewables, State Policy, Storage

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

As energy storage is demanded on a vast scale, the possibilities of converting mines into pumped-hydro batteries are being investigated.
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Staff WriterMarch 30, 2021, 2:59 pmMarch 30, 2021

Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, Uncategorised

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

The efficiency of a PV-thermal system is dependent on the temperature of the heating application, but the technology is often overlooked.
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Staff WriterMarch 29, 2021, 12:36 pmMarch 29, 2021

Australia, Comment, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects

Key reforms unlocking Australia’s renewable energy potential

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.
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Staff WriterMarch 27, 2021, 2:45 pmMarch 24, 2021

For Consumers, Renewables, Solar, Storage, Wind

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

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.
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Staff WriterMarch 26, 2021, 12:57 pmMarch 26, 2021

For Consumers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage

AEMC opens door for solar export charges

The draft determination from the commission includes the recommendation that networks offer "two-way pricing to better manage poles and wires".
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Staff WriterMarch 25, 2021, 12:00 pmMarch 25, 2021