Equis eyes construction start for 800 MWh battery in Queensland
Singapore-headquartered clean energy investor Equis plans to begin building a four-hour duration battery in Queensland later this year as it pushes ahead with the development of a portfolio of 17 battery projects with a combined capacity of 4.4 GW across Australia.
Stanwell powers ahead with 1,200 MWh battery project
Construction has commenced on a 300 MW / 1,200 MWh battery energy storage system being built alongside the coal-fired Stanwell Power Station in central Queensland as the state government looks to scale up energy storage capacity to support the transition to renewables.
Li-S Energy to build on battery plant with lithium foil facility
Queensland lithium-sulphur battery company Li-S Energy has capped the official opening of a 2 MWh cell production line in Victoria by announcing it has secured a $1.7 million federal government grant to develop Australia’s first lithium foil manufacturing facility.
CS Energy powers up 200 MWh Chinchilla battery
The first element of a clean energy hub being built next to the coal-fired Kogan power plant in Queensland is now fully operational with CS Energy confirming its 100 MW / 200 MWh Chinchilla battery energy storage system has commenced commercial operations.
Troubled Tritium picked up by Indian EV charger giant
Collapsed Australian electric vehicle fast-charger manufacturer Tritium has been acquired by a subsidiary of India-headquartered power solutions company Exicom Tele-systems as it looks to expand its global footprint.
Griffith team reveals new method to calculate levelised cost of hydrogen
A team of researchers based in Queensland has incorporated overload capacity and power-dependent efficiency of the electrolyser in a novel techno-economic model to calculate the levelised cost of hydrogen.
Sods turn on 205 MW / 410 MWh Brendale battery energy storage system site
American investment firm Blackrock’s portfolio company Akaysha Energy has begun construction of the 205 MW / 410 MWh Brendale battery energy storage system, 20 kilometres north of Brisbane in Queensland.
TagEnergy lands council approval for 600 MWh Queensland battery
French-backed renewables and storage developer TagEnergy is a step closer to building a 300 MW / 600 MWh battery that is to help maintain grid stability in north Queensland after the local council provided a green light for the project.
Queensland researchers recover silver from PV waste via green graphene
Researchers at Queensland’s James Cook University have developed a process to synthesise graphene from tangerine peel oil, which they then used to recover silver from waste PV material.
Stanwell advances renewables strategy with first solar O&M contract
A subsidiary of Queensland government-owned electricity generator Stanwell Corporation, which operates two of the state’s largest coal-fired power stations, has signed a five-year contract to maintain the Collinsville Solar Farm as part of its energy transition strategy.
