Safe hydrogen storage a potential benefit of rechargeable proton batteries
A team of scientists at the University of New South Wales’ School of Chemistry have developed an organic material that is able to store protons and they have used it to create a rechargeable proton battery in the lab.
Jemena adopts USA system to manage grid integration of rooftop solar to its network
United States-headquartered technology company Itron, Inc has collaborated with Victoria-based gas and electricity distribution company Jemena to deploy its resource management system to manage rooftop solar generation in Australia.
GameChange Solar releases solar tracker topography design tool
The new TopoSmart+ software enables users to find the most cost-effective topography and design plan to install United States company GameChange Solar’s Genius Tracker solar mounts at a given location.
Proa wins Projects prize at pv magazine Awards 2024
Forecasting efforts which brought Northern Territory projects back online impressed jurors in the highly competitive pv magazine Awards Projects category.
Fortescue targets 6 MW fast charger with ARENA funding
Mining and energy giant Fortescue has secured a $10 million federal government grant to develop and build a 6 MW fast charger capable of charging battery electric heavy mining equipment.
British battery developer expands Australian footprint
British-owned energy storage specialist Pacific Green has revealed plans to build a large-scale battery in southern New South Wales after securing land “strategically” located near a suite of renewable energy generators and major transmission projects.
LCOE not correct optimisation parameter of PV plants, say researchers
New research shows the importance of considering power plant dispatchability in PV project planning. An international team of scientists claim assessing a project’s levelised cost of energy could be misleading, especially with variable and sometimes negative electricity prices.
Victorian synchronous condenser to stabilise variable energy to grid
Construction of a synchronous condenser at Ararat Terminal Station in Victoria has begun and will help maintain to balance the state’s power generation and consumption, responding quickly to sudden changes in power demand to stabilise the grid.
SolarEdge launches mobile app for residential, C&I solar installers
The company’s new mobile app is designed to combine all operations for solar installers, from installations and commissioning to management and servicing, in one streamlined platform.
Sky’s the limit with fast-charging Li-S battery breakthrough inspired by antiseptic
From antiseptic wound care to an ultra-fast charging lithium-sulfur battery, Monash University engineers have taken inspiration from the chemistry of betadine to develop and commercialise a battery that makes electric aircraft a future possibility.
