Energy Storage

Amp Energy’s 150 MW / 300 MWh battery storage project in Bungama, north of Adelaide, has secured a grid connection agreement with South Australia’s grid operator and owner ElectraNet.

SunCable’s sale to Mike Cannon-Brookes’ Grok Ventures has today been completed, with the company flagging new project elements, including a subsea cable manufacturing and testing facility, as well as reiterating its vision of delivering bulk energy to Singapore via undersea cables.

Industrial property giant ESR has signed a partnership deal with C&I solar company Solar Bay. The pair say it will see $500 million (USD 318 million) spent over the next decade to deliver up to 50 MW of solar, 300 MW of battery storage capacity and EV charging infrastructure.

Researchers in China have summarised the technical issues hindering the development of hard carbon, which is regarded as the most promising anode for high-performance, commercial sodium-ion batteries.

The global flow battery market will expand from USD 289 million in 2023 to USD 805 million by 2028, driven by increasing investments in renewable energy and flow batteries’ advantages over conventional products. The newly released report also highlighted Australia, noting the nation has numerous flow battery projects for various applications.

American Clean Power has published a guide for first responders on lithium-ion battery energy storage system emergencies, offering insights based on the 2023 NFPA 855 code revision.

An international research group has applied for the first time integral backstepping control (IBC) as a control strategy for PV systems connected to microgrids. Through a series of simulations, the scientists found the new approach can provide better results than classic backstepping control (BC) and other techniques.

Jason and Kara are Canadian overlanders from the “Everlanders” channel on YouTube. Overlanding is self-reliant travel on the road, driving to remote places across international borders. pv magazine caught up with Jason between legs of their latest road trip.

With more than 3 GW of large-scale solar, wind and battery storage capacity in operation or under construction, Neoen is already Australia’s biggest clean energy player but now the French developer is planning to triple its renewables capacity by 2030.

The Western Australia government has introduced new legislation to parliament as it seeks to integrate distributed energy resources such as small-scale solar and residential batteries more efficiently into the state’s electricity grid.