Enerflow plans 1.2 GWh vanadium flow battery project for Australia
China’s Enerflow will partner with Perth-based firm Jenmi Investments to jointly develop a 350 MW / 1,200 MWh long-duration storage project, marking a major step for vanadium flow battery technology in the Australian grid.
Renewables on rise as AEMO lays out roadmap for energy transition
A draft blueprint for Australia’s energy market calls for 120 GW of grid-scale solar and wind, 87 GW of rooftop PV, 55 GW of dispatchable storage and 6,000 kilometres of new transmission infrastructure by 2050 to replace retiring coal plants, meet a near doubling of electricity demand, and deliver on government emissions and renewable energy targets.
Equis launches 1.6 GWh renewable energy hub
One of Australia’s biggest battery energy storage projects has powered up with renewables developer Equis Australia confirming that the 600 MW / 1.6 GWh Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub in Victoria is now fully operational.
Horizon rolls out renewable energy solutions for remote communities
Offgrid power systems based on solar generation and battery storage are to be deployed in 21 of Western Australia’s most isolated communities as part of a $27 million investment by the state government.
Oversized batteries are blowing out Cheaper Home Batteries budget
The federal government’s $2.3 billion Cheaper Home Batteries Program is subsidising unnecessarily large energy storage systems and blowing out in cost.
Vena building new battery as part of solar and storage precinct
Singapore-based renewables developer Vena Energy has broken ground on a 408 MWh battery energy storage system that is being built alongside an existing 182 MW of solar generation and a 41.5 MWh battery at Tailem Bend in South Australia.
ANU teams with Longi to explore doping options in solar wafer manufacturing
An international research team led by the Australian National University and Chinese module manufacturer Longi has investigated antimony-doped Czochralski-grown silicon ingots as an alternative to phosphorous-doped ingots in the manufacturing of PV wafers and has found they exhibit slightly higher mechanical strength.
AGL reaches milestone on 2 GWh Tomago battery
Energy utility AGL has commenced construction of the 500 MW / 2,000 MWh Tomago battery energy storage system in the New South Wales Hunter region with works expected to be completed in 2027.
Fire forces 400 MW solar farm offline
Fire forced the shutdown of the Wellington North Solar Farm in central western New South Wales at the weekend but officials expect the 400 MW facility to resume full operations “shortly.”
Research provides cost benchmarking for offshore floating solar
An international team of researchers led by engineering consultancy RINA Australia has completed a preliminary techno-economic study on the global potential for offshore floating PV. The results provide project cost benchmarking, country-specific economic assumptions, and a global assessment of offshore solar’s levelised cost of electricity.
