ACLE begins building first in 270 MWh battery project pipeline
Australian EPC contractor ACLE Services has broken ground on a 5 MW / 10 MWh battery energy storage project in northern Victoria that is the first in a planned pipeline of 27 batteries that will be rolled out across regional Australia delivering a combined capacity of 270 MWh.
Melbourne connects first battery as part of planned city network
The first of three planned 150 kW battery energy storage systems that are to form a combined 450 kW / 1 MWh capacity coordinated battery network across inner Melbourne has been switched on.
$8 billion of transmission projects declared actionable
Seven transmission projects valued at $7.9 billion are declared newly actionable in the Australian Energy Market Operator’s 2024 Integrated System Plan, to progress the 10,000 km of new transmission lines needed to achieve a net zero economy by 2050.
Heliostat assembly fast-tracked with automated technology
Germany-headquartered Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions has teamed up with Australian solar and long-duration storage company RayGen to deliver automated solutions that accelerate heliostat assembly.
Batteries on wheels trial gets $3.2 million boost
Over the next three years energy retailer and tech company Amber Electric will trial a software solution for electric vehicle smart charging and bi-directional vehicle-to-grid services to enable consumers using their cars can buy and sell energy to the grid.
Landmark PPA inked through $700 million program to source 500 GWh per year
Investment fund managers IFM Investors and QIC have inked Australia’s largest power purchase agreement worth $700 million through its infrastructure renewable energy program which has a potential total size at peak of 500 GWh per year.
Victorian town turns to solar and storage for energy security
A solar-powered microgrid has been launched in the Victorian town of Monbulk as part of a $7.5 million state government program designed to better protect communities in fire and storm-prone areas against prolonged blackouts caused by extreme weather events.
Hitachi to deliver ‘Australian first’ converter tech for Marinus Link
Hitachi Energy has been tapped by Marinus Link to provide key voltage converter technology for the high-voltage transmission project that is to augment the existing connection linking the mainland Australian and Tasmanian electricity grids.
Victorian networks open tender for flexible demand solutions
Distributed network service providers CitiPower and Powercor’s first flexible electricity competitions in Victoria are now open with the operators seeking third-party options to help solve constraints and deliver flexible capacity across their networks.
Melbourne underground network revamped to future-proof power needs
With demand for power in Melbourne forecast to grow from its current peak of 470 MW in recent years to 700 MW, electricity distributor CitiPower has begun phase one of a major upgrade to the city’s high voltage underground cable network.
