Eraring battery third stage approval expands project to 700 MW / 2.8 GWh
Sydney-headquartered utility Origin Energy has approved a third stage of its large-scale Eraring Battery Project in New South Wales, expanding the project with an additional 700 MWh and positioning it as a global big battery A-lister.
Call for federal battery storage rebate scheme targets a million installs by 2030
A national battery rebate scheme, with a target of a million household and business installations by 2030, has been proposed to the Australian government on the back of a community-based Solar Citizens petition.
Edify lands federal approval for Victorian solar and storage project
Renewables developer Edify Energy has secured federal government approval for a 250 MW solar farm and 200 MW / 800 MWh big battery planned for central Victoria.
Horizon powers up vanadium battery tech trial in Kununurra
Western Australia’s state-owned regional energy provider Horizon Power has officially launched the trial of a vanadium flow battery in the state’s north as it investigates how to integrate long-duration energy storage into its network, microgrids, and other off-grid power systems.
Horizon Power solar and BESS projects free remote towns of diesel dependence
In partnership with remote renewables developer Pacific Energy, Western Australian regional energy provider Horizon Power, has completed six federally funded solar and battery energy storage systems as part of its Midwest solar program.
Canadian Solar lands NSW approval for 250 MW solar farm and 600 MWh battery
The New South Wales government has given final planning approval for a 250 MW solar farm and 150 MW / 600 MWh battery energy storage system being developed by Canadian Solar in the state’s Southern Tablelands region.
Ausgrid goes big with two 400 MWh battery projects in Newcastle and Sydney
New South Wales electricity distributor Ausgrid is proposing two, 200 MW / 400 MWh battery energy storage systems to be located in the north coast regional city of Newcastle, and Sydney suburb of Homebush.
Tesla releases Powerwall 3 expansion units for more capacity at lower price
Each expansion unit adds another 13.5 kWh of storage capacity to the original installation with a maximum of three such units connected to a single Powerwall. Now available in the United States, the new product comes at a lower cost and slashes installation time by roughly half to 22 minutes.
24 MW solar farm and 13 MW BESS powers up Western Australia gold mine
Remote energy development specialist Pacific Energy has commissioned a 24 MW solar farm, which is producing power, and 13 MW battery energy storage system at the Tropicana gold mine, 330 kilometres northeast of Kalgoorlie in remote Western Australia.
Build starts on 240 MW second stage of Origin Energy’s Eraring battery project
Construction of the second stage 240 MW battery at Origin Energy’s Eraring Power Station located 120 kilometres north of Sydney and 40 kilometres south of Newcastle in New South Wales, has officially begun.
