Storage

Australia, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Storage

South Australia plans 250MW, 50,000-home solar-and-storage virtual power plant … for free

The South Australian Government is planning to build the world's largest virtual power plant, drawing on solar PV and storage systems installed free in at least 50,000 homes.
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Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2018, 10:48 amFebruary 5, 2018

For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage

Solar PV training … where credentials count

The solar installation industry has never been this busy. As the technology becomes more complex and battery inquiries increase, the training sector is working hard to keep up.
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Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2018, 12:00 amJanuary 15, 2018

Australia, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Storage

SA trial shows the ups and downs of batteries

A trial of a virtual power plant by SA Power Networks has shown the possibilities and limitations of storage on residential solar PV systems, as distribution networks prepare for the challenge of rising renewables.
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Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2018, 12:00 amJanuary 15, 2018

Australia, Efficiency, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Storage

Demand response voltage solution keeps the power on

A Victorian trial is taking a different approach to managing demand during peak events, writes Steven Neave of Electricity Networks.
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Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2018, 12:00 amJanuary 15, 2018

Renewables, Storage

Stored energy is a shared solution

Australian innovation is leading the path to a cleaner future, writes Ecoult CEO John Wood.
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Staff WriterJanuary 22, 2018, 12:00 amJanuary 15, 2018

Australia, Company Updates, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Storage

Green light for 150MW, $650m SA solar thermal ‘tower of power’

SolarReserve has received development approval for its Aurora Solar Energy Project, a key milestone required to build the landmark 150MW solar thermal power station 30km north of Port Augusta.
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Staff WriterJanuary 19, 2018, 10:40 amJanuary 19, 2018

Policy, Renewables, Solar, Storage, Wind

Renewable energy winning the price war

The tide has turned in favour of clean energy as an economically rational choice and all we can hope for is that government policy catches on to the logic, writes Natalie Collard.
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Staff WriterJanuary 18, 2018, 12:00 amJanuary 15, 2018

Comment, Renewables, Storage

Is there an economic case for pumped hydro energy storage?

As the proportion of renewable energy in the grid continues to grow pumped hydro energy storage offers a solution for greater reliability, write Nick West and Donald Vaughan of Entura. But can the business case for storage stack up?
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Staff WriterJanuary 17, 2018, 2:08 pmJanuary 17, 2018