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Big Batteries — Squeezing Out The Gas In Australia

May 24, 2024 admin Australia, australia energy storage, australia solar, australia solar energy, batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, neoen, policy & politics, Solar energy

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 16:23:20 +0000

Why is squeezing out the gas so important? Electricity produced by gas peakers is the most expensive in the Australian grid. All electricity providers can then match that price even if they are producing electricity from free wind or sunshine. Batteries can store Australia’s massive oversupply of electricity produced during … [continued]

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Assault of the Batteries

June 25, 2023 admin Australia, australia battery storage, australia energy storage, batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 20:31:43 +0000

It appears that Australia is in the middle of a massive assault of new battery installations. Will this decade be for batteries what last decade was for rooftop solar? Highly likely. After the success of the Hornsdale Battery Reserve in South Australia (the “Tesla Big Battery”), grid managers, policymakers, businesses, and homeowners are seeking more […]