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Australia, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage

Singapore’s Vena Energy begins 150MWh Qld storage project

Vena Energy Australia will build, own and maintain the BESS while energy retailer AGL will have full operational dispatch rights under a 15-year agreement between the two companies.
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Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2020, 3:24 pmJanuary 29, 2020

Commercial, Policy, Renewables, Solar, State Policy

SA backup plan seeks 20MW in demand-side capacity

The program will bring about 20MW of demand-side generation capacity into the NEM over the three-year trial.
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Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2020, 11:33 amFebruary 7, 2020

Australia, Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Projects, Renewable Energy Target, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects

Brighter than ever: SunWiz looks back at 2019

For solar systems up to 100kW, 2.13GW of capacity was added in 2019 ... more than twice the volume of 2017 and three times the 2016 result.
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Staff WriterJanuary 23, 2020, 1:44 pmJanuary 23, 2020

Australia, Electric Vehicles, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage

At the CSIRO, tomorrow’s EV grid lock is today’s problem

Storage and electric vehicles may be slow to take off but the CSIRO is looking far ahead to understand how the technologies can be best absorbed into daily life, Dr Christopher Munnings tells EcoGeneration.
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Staff WriterJanuary 21, 2020, 11:15 amJanuary 21, 2020

Company Updates, International, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage

China’s hydro giant tests the limits of PV integration

One of the world’s largest PV power plant operators, China’s HHDC, is pushing the R&D dial so that hybrid clean energy solutions can be understood and actioned.
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Staff WriterJanuary 17, 2020, 10:07 amJanuary 17, 2020

Commercial, For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Storage

Risk assessments and the new battery standard

The new battery standard requires a thorough risk assessment process. The CEC’s James Patterson explains why this is important and what installers must do to comply with the standard.
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January 14, 2020, 3:03 pmJanuary 14, 2020

Policy, Renewables, Solar, Storage

Getting the most out of batteries

Few or many? Big or little? When it comes to reaping the benefits batteries can bring to all energy users, it matters a lot how they are sized and deployed, writes Michael Lewis.
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January 14, 2020, 3:02 pmJanuary 14, 2020