The new $17.6 billion Coronavirus stimulus package announced on March 12 lifts the threshold for instant asset write-offs, which may include solar and battery installations, to $150,000 (from $30,000) until …
Can commercial battery storage solve our daytime supply excess?
Commercial battery storage schemes are being touted as the solution to the excess volume of electricity flowing into the grid during daytime hours as a result of commercial and rooftop …
Early retirement of Queensland coal-fired generator prompts fears of spot price spike
The 700-Megawatt Callide B Queensland coal-fired generator will shut down 10 years ahead of schedule in 2028, prompting fears that night time spot prices will spike. Queensland is very heavily …
Battery storage and pumped hydro seen as solutions to ‘firming up’ renewable energy generation
Battery storage and pumped hydro are increasingly being seen as the most practical way of ‘firming’ up supply from renewable energy sources, allowing for trading of the futures wholesale market. …
City of Sydney opens 1,600 solar panel and Tesla battery project to boost 50 percent renewables target
Sydney’s drive to switch to renewable energy sources made another leap forward this week as the Lord Mayor flicked the Alexandra Canal transport depot solar and battery installation switch on. …
Work on $550 million Bulgana wind and battery project starts in Victoria
French renewable energy firm Neoen has begun construction of the $550 million 194 Megawatt Bulgana wind farm and battery storage facility in Victoria. The commencement of work ceremony was led …
Victoria to get two new big battery plants from Tesla and Fluence
Victoria has enlisted tried-and-trusted Tesla and Fluence to build two new big battery installations. The Australian Renewable Agency (ARENA) contributed $25 million to support the Victorian Government’s efforts to bring …
GFG Steelworks to power up on self-generated solar, pumped hydro and battery storage
UK billionaire Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG has kicked off his quest to flood Australia with renewable energy with more than 1 Gigawatt of solar projects, a big battery and pumped hydro …
Understanding the National Energy Market
To understand how electricity is bought and sold on Australia’s complex National Energy Market, we must first look at the different stages of generation, distribution and, finally, consumption. Electricity begins …
Neoen seeks approval to build world’s biggest solar, wind, battery and hydrogen superhub in South Australia
French wind expert Neoen is seeking South Australia’s planning approval to construct the world’s largest solar, wind, battery storage and hydrogen production superhub in the world. The facility will produce 400 …
