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New ARENA funding round to help plug one of last gaps to 100 pct renewables grid | RenewEconomy
A new $100 million funding round will support the rollout of grid forming battery inverters that could fill one of the last technical gaps to 100 pct renewables. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/new-arena-fund-to-help-plug-one-of-last-gaps-to-100-pct-renewables-grid/ 100% renewables, didn’t they say it wasn’t possible? … Continue reading
Tesla is testing BYD Blade cell-to-pack batteries: reports
Californian EV maker Tesla is testing “Blade” lithium-ion batteries made by BYD for use in the Model Y, according to Chinese media. — Read on thedriven.io/2021/08/09/tesla-is-testing-byd-blade-cell-to-pack-batteries-reports/ How about this? Tesla obviously respects BYD
As battery costs tumble, Coalition puts Australia on most expensive energy path
The gas price is likely to be higher, and the sort of gas projects proposed by the likes of energy minister Angus Taylor at Kurri Kurri assume a capacity factor of just 2 per cent. Which means they will be … Continue reading
Energy Renaissance names Hunter region for Australia’s first battery “gigafactory”
Energy Renaissance says it will start building $28m, solar powered Renaissance One lithium-ion battery plant within weeks in Tomago. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/energy-renaissance-names-hunter-region-for-australias-first-battery-gigafactory-66924/amp/
Skeleton and KIT promise graphene SuperBattery with 15-second charging
Estonia’s Skeleton Technologies and Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have partnered up to complete development on what they’re calling the SuperBattery for EVs – “a groundbreaking graphene battery with a 15-second charging time.” — Read on newatlas.com/energy/skeleton-kit-superbattery-graphene-ultracpacitor/
AGL says batteries starting to compete with gas generators for peaking services
Big batteries competing with gas generators for peaking services, according to AGL chief operating officer Markus Brokhof. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/agl-says-batteries-starting-to-compete-with-gas-generators-for-peaking-services-14973/
Solar + battery beats best retail offers in S.A. by a quarter
The chart shows that the combination of PV+battery+grid, taking advantage of the best grid offer, is $123 per year cheaper than the cheapest grid-only offer ($1,645 per year) and $449 lower than the median grid-only offer ($1,971). In other words, … Continue reading
How much does battery storage really cost? Lazard weighs in
In November 2015, financial advisory firm Lazard released its first-ever Levelized Cost of Storage Analysis (LCOS). Well known for its Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis (LCOE) analysis—now out in version 9.0—Lazard publishing an analysis of storage is a major sign that it considers battery … Continue reading
How the networks fiddle with data to trash rooftop solar PV
Networks across Australia appear to be launching a major campaign to curb the growth of rooftop solar PV – introducing or proposing tariff changes such as high fixed network costs or “demand charges” that penalise rooftop solar and are designed to slow installation rates…As part … Continue reading
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Australia gets Tesla’s Powerwall Battery later this Year
How exciting is this? As our utilities put the hard word on supposed Regulators, to act on their interest rather than ours, here’s the way that Mr Turnbull’s advocated “disruptive technology” will make a big difference. So how about PowerWall … Continue reading
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