‘A house battery you can drive around’: how a handful of Australians are selling power from their cars back to the grid
Our cars sit unused most of the time. If you have an electric vehicle, you might leave it charging at home or work after driving it. But there’s another step you could take. If you have a bidirectional charger, you can set it to sell power back to the grid when demand is high.
GoodWe inverter and battery system helps with local grocer’s green transition
A GoodWe energy storage system has been installed by South Australian commercial solar specialist Solaring to reduce a supermarket’s reliance on the grid and ensure energy security to safeguard products from power outages.
Gelion sulphur battery research project gets $4.8 million funding boost
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has granted New South Wales based battery manufacturer Gelion Technologies $4.8 million in conditional funding to implement its advanced commercial prototyping centre in Sydney.
Lightsource bp bumps capacity of nation’s clean projects starting construction over 8 GW
Lightsource bp has started construction of its million panel Goulburn River hybrid project in NSW and Woolooga battery energy storage system in Queensland, simultaneously bumping the nation’s renewables capacity starting construction over the 8 GW line.
Low cost renewables still unbeatable after seven consecutive years: GenCost report
For the seventh year in a row, a CSIRO report has found renewables have the lowest cost range of any new-build electricity generation technology, with solar and wind coupled with firming technologies like batteries remaining the standouts.
Climate Council keeps tabs on clean energy momentum with new data website
Community-funded climate change communications organisation the Climate Council, has launched a website monitoring the progress and adoption of renewables like rooftop solar, batteries, and cleaner transport choices.
Newcastle turns tide on energy equity with bulk buy renewables program
The New South Wales coastal city of Newcastle is seeking expressions of interest from relevant service providers for its ‘bulk buy’ community renewables program to supply and install affordable renewable solutions.
Solar module manufacturing capacity could exceed 1.5 TW by 2035, says IEA
The International Energy Agency’s latest report, which maps out the future evolution of clean energy manufacturing, says the combined global market for PV, wind turbines, electric cars, batteries, electrolysers, and heat pumps will rise from $1 trillion in 2023 to more than $3 trillion by 2035.
NSW pumps up long-duration energy storage target to 28 GWh
The New South Wales government will pump up the state’s long-duration energy storage capacity target to 28 GWh by 2034 as it prepares for the exit of coal-fired power generation and greater renewable energy integration.
Australian-made commercial indoor perovskite solar cells coming soon
Australian pervoskite solar cell developer Halocell Energy is close to bringing their first indoor solar product to market setting a precedent for battery-powered electronics to undergo an energy transformation.
