GridBeyond backs financial benefits of community batteries
A 1 MW community-owned battery energy storage system could earn the operators up to $250,000 in revenue each year in Australia according to new analysis from Ireland-headquartered smart energy company GridBeyond.
Flow Power plans DC-coupled battery to boost solar flexibility
Australian renewables developer and electricity retailer Flow Power will install a 3 MW DC-coupled battery energy storage system alongside the recently completed Cootamundra Solar Farm in New South Wales in a move designed to improve the flexibility of the facility.
Modo Energy expands into Australian battery storage market
United Kingdom-headquartered battery analytics platform developer Modo Energy is expanding into the Australian market.
Federal funding boosts Queensland local renewable energy zone program
The Queensland government’s plan to establish Local Renewable Energy Zones in the regional centres of Caloundra and Townsville has received a funding boost with the federal government to tip in an additional $21.2 million to expand the projects’ solar capacity by an additional 10.6 MW.
Horizon taps Pacific to power Exmouth with 80% renewables
Remote power supplier Pacific Energy has signed a multi-year agreement with West Australian regional energy provider Horizon Power to supply the popular tourist town of Exmouth with up to 80% renewable energy every year for the next 20 years.
IEA calls for stronger solar, wind integration measures
The International Energy Agency’s latest report warns that failing to support integration at the point of deployment could jeopardise up to 15% of solar and wind projects by 2030. This shortfall would reduce their combined share of the global electricity mix by 5%.
GridBeyond AI platform manufactures optimal grid integration of renewables
Ireland-headquartered technology company GridBeyond has launched an AI-driven platform that optimises manufacturing plant energy costs, asset load and on-site generation or storage technologies.
Factory testing marks milestone for AVL value-adding vision
Australian Vanadium Limited has achieved another milestone in its ‘pit to battery’ strategy with the successful deployment of its vanadium electrolyte in a 78 kW / 220 kWh flow battery.
Western Australia grants co-located storage works licence exemption
In an effort to support the adoption of low-emissions electricity supplies in Western Australia’s South West Interconnected System, the state’s government has extended distribution and transmission licence exemptions to include co-located storage.
Major electricity retailers join Ausgrid flexible resources pricing trial
An electricity pricing model trial that dynamically generates costs through a virtual power plant to unlock benefits for and from consumer energy resources has been expanded beyond its initial 200 participants.
