SA home battery subsidies to decrease, Victoria’s battery rebate expands to more postcodes
The South Australian Government is expected to announce a decrease in the subsidy level and cap for its Home Battery Scheme this week, while the Victorian Government has more than doubled the eligible postcodes for its Solar Homes program.
SA bushfire victims to get free sonnen batteries
The South Australian Government has partnered with sonnen to offer 188 families a locally assembled sonnenBatterie as they rebuild their homes.
Tasmania to invest $50 million toward green hydrogen vision
The Tasmanian Government has announced a $50 million investment package toward its green hydrogen ambitions over the next 10 years.
The kids of Goat Hill: Altura proposes 1GW of east-coast pumped hydro projects
You’ll recall that in 2019, an Australian National University Study identified 22,000 potential pumped-hydro energy storage sites across Australia. Altura Group, is proposing development of three east-coast sites that are also close to strong transmission connections, abundant renewable resources and load centres.
How to manage gigawatts of rooftop solar and batteries? AEMO’s DER register is live!
Australia’s distributed energy resources — rooftop solar, batteries, smart devices — have become a force to be reckoned with, and AEMO has opened its DER Register to help integrate consumer assets into what is expected to become the world’s most sophisticated two-way energy market.
The 16 GW imperative: Large-scale solar conversation moves into storage
“We need 16 GW of storage in the NEM to complement the renewable generation coming in,” said former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at a renewable energy conference this week. And in one sense, that’s all you need to know…
Energy storage research hub launched at UNSW
The ARC Research Hub for Integrated Energy Storage Solutions has a broad research mandate as it looks for innovative energy storage solutions for the energy transition, but some of the nation’s finest minds are now working on them together.
Mike Cannon-Brookes, 5B Solar and Tesla to bring power to bushfire communities
A new venture funded by the Cannon-Brookes family is looking to install stand-alone solar and battery systems at up to 100 sites around Australia affected by recent bushfires and floods.
Rio Tinto to power Pilbara iron ore mine with solar PV
Mining giant Rio Tinto has approved the construction of a large-scale solar PV and battery energy storage system for its Koodaideri mine in Western Australia. When completed, the solar plant will be in the running for Australia’s largest PV installation at a mining site.
Daintree solar to hydrogen microgrid closing on reality
An Australian-first solar to hydrogen-based microgrid for the World Heritage Protected Daintree Rainforest is another step closer to reality this week after Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch revealed the feasibility study funded by the Federal Government last year is “on track”.
