Sydney tech company signs digital twin modelling deal with USA utility
Sydney-headquartered climate-tech platform Neara has signed a deal with United States energy provider CenterPoint Energy, to use artificial intelligence and machine learning modelling capabilities, to improve the utilty’s extreme weather infrastructure resilience.
CleanCo pilots 1.5 MW sodium sulphur battery at Swanbank Clean Energy Hub
Queensland electricity generator CleanCo is piloting Australia’s largest grid-connected sodium sulphur battery at the Swanbank Clean Energy Hub project, 45 kilometres southwest of Brisbane.
UNSW researchers cook up recipe for better, more sustainable batteries
Researchers at the University of New South Wales have developed a battery component using food-based acids found in sherbet and winemaking, that could make lithium-ion batteries more efficient, affordable and sustainable.
LG Chem develops material capable of suppressing thermal runaway in batteries
LG Chem has announced that its Platform Technology research and development team has developed a temperature-responsive material that is described as capable of suppressing thermal runaway.
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.
Altech puts sodium chloride battery prototype to test
Western Australian battery technology company Altech Batteries has announced its first Cerenergy ABS60 salt-based battery energy storage system prototype is online and operating successfully across a range of temperatures, confirming its thermal stability and commercial viability.
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.
EKO unveils new solar monitoring solution
The latest irradiance sensor solution from Japan-based EKO Instruments provides continuous measurements in the field. Well-suited for bifacial PV systems, it supports the measurement of global horizontal irradiance, diffuse horizontal irradiance and direct normal irradiance, even in reflective and cloudy conditions.
