QPM granted approvals for $2.1 billion battery materials plant
Queensland Pacific Metals announced it has secured all of the key approvals required for it to build its $2.1 billion (USD 1.41 billion) battery materials plant within the Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct near Townsville in northern Queensland.
Energy storage fire, explosion, and safety training manual released
IREC’s handbook contains energy storage installation codes, hardware standard, and lithium-ion risk mitigation tools.
Standalone power systems begin migrating to eastern states
Boundary Power, a union between West Australian standalone power system (SAPS) leader Horizon Power and Ampcontrol, has installed its first off-grid system for an unnamed east coast utility in regional New South Wales.
Ausgrid teams with Simply Energy on community battery trial
New South Wales network operator Ausgrid has signed an agreement with Simply Energy which will see the Melbourne-based energy retailer operate the electricity distribution company’s three community batteries in the National Energy Market.
Energy ministers sign off on capacity mechanism
Australia’s energy ministers have unanimously agreed to establish a capacity investment mechanism that they anticipate will unleash at least $10 billion (USD 6.7 billion) worth of investment and at least 6 GW of renewable energy generation and storage to stabilise the grid as the nation’s ageing coal-fired power plants exit the energy market.
Vast majority of Australian support home battery subsidy, poll finds
A poll of more than 2,000 Australians has found 78% agree the federal government should expand the national rooftop solar subsidy to include household battery storage. The concept has floated around for the last years, most notably in the form of a federal bill tabled by independent MP Helen Haines, but may have an uptick of support amid spiralling energy prices.
Compensation framework for storage proposed by research institute
Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL) researchers in the US have developed a new framework to compensate energy storage as a dual-use asset.
Panasonic unveils vehicle-to-home system for PV-powered homes
Panasonic claims that its new vehicle-to-home system can increase the self-consumption rate of residential solar and storage capacity to 90%.
NSW holiday cottage home to green hydrogen SAPS trial
A holiday house in New South Wales is thought to be the first residential property in Australia to make the switch to a hybrid solar and green hydrogen standalone power system with network service provider Essential Energy trialling the off-grid technology.
International consortium accelerates green ammonia export plans
Australian renewables developer Energy Estate has signed a consortium of “globally recognised partners” to accelerate the development of a large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia production and export facility in north Queensland.
