AGL Energy will turn its obsolete Hunter Valley Liddell coal generation plant into a giant 500 MW battery as it manages the transition to a …
AGL’s Liddell coal plant to get new lease of life as big battery storage project
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 …
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 …
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 …
South Australia teams up with Elon Musk to build Australia’s largest virtual power plant and battery
Tesla and South Australia’s ‘special relationship’ continued to blossom this week as it announced that a 250-megawatt virtual power plant will be created by installing …
Tesla battery responds in 0.14 seconds to keep Victoria’s lights on
Elon Musk’s Tesla battery in South Australia has been called into action twice to stop power outages since it began operations at the end of …
Four coal-fired power plants trip in a week as task force says NSW is ill-prepared for blackout scenario
The summer heat is causing a spike in energy demand across Australia and four coal fired power plants have tripped in the space of a …
Tesla battery supplies power one day ahead of schedule
South Australia’s giant Tesla battery was switched on a day ahead of schedule on November 30, just in time to supply 59 MW of backup …
Elon Musk delivers on South Australia battery promise – testing underway
Elon Musk promised South Australia a battery within 100 days and he has delivered. The world’s largest lithium-ion battery will be charged up in the …
Snowy Hydro says expansion will provide cheaper power than batteries but critics dismiss claims
Snowy Hydro boss Paul Broad claims that energy produced through the expansion of the massive hydroelectric plant is a much cheaper option than Elon Musk’s …
