Bruny Island Trial Demonstrates Household Batteries Participating in the Grid
Final research reports for the Bruny Island Battery Trial are now available on the CONORT website at http://brunybatterytrial.org/. Laura Jones from TasNetworks, one of the CONSORT partners, has provided an update on this ARENA supported project: “TasNetworks has been honoured to be a part of the CONSORT Bruny Island Battery trial. In this…
AES EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION AT AUSPACK 2019
At AUSPACK 2019, Australasia’s largest processing and packaging machinery event, the Australian Energy Storage Alliance (AES) ran a panel session “Meeting The Energy Challenge: The Long-Term Financial Benefits of Commercial Power Purchase Agreements”. The well-attended panel session, facilitated by Sam Staples, Market Development Manager, showcased the cross-industry work the Alliance…
Perth to host new Future Battery Industries CRC
A new Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC) has been announced and will be supported by a $25 million Commonwealth Government funding boost. This program has the aim to expand battery minerals and chemicals production, develop opportunities for specialist battery manufacture; support battery deployment; and optimise the circular economy for the use and re-use of…
SA’s Grid Scale Storage Fund Attracts Global Interest
International companies at the forefront of developing innovative energy storage solutions are among those that have applied for the South Australian Government’s $50 million Grid Scale Storage Fund. Minister for Energy and Mining Dan van Holst Pellekaan said that 50 proposals had been received. He added that, “the Fund attracted…
Redflow batteries supply energy for remote Thai village
Zinc-bromine flow batteries from Australian energy storage company Redflow Limited are now storing solar energy to provide a reliable power supply for a remote village in mountainous northern Thailand that has long lacked electricity. In a project backed by the Thai Government, the village of Ban Pha Dan in Lamphun…
Shell Agrees to Acquire sonnen
Shell* has agreed to acquire 100% of sonnen, a leader in smart energy storage systems and innovative energy services for households. This follows an investment by Shell in May 2018 and means that, post regulatory approval and completion, sonnen will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell. “sonnen is one…
The Smart Sodium Storage System Project
Clean Energy Council launches approved battery list
The Clean Energy Council recently launched its Battery Assurance Program to provide consumers and installers with a list of approved home battery products. The products included in the Battery Assurance Program have been independently tested against the industry’s best practice guidelines to confirm that they are up to the necessary…
Renewables advocate models hybrid grid storage in Canberra home with Redflow and lithium batteries
Faced with losing a generous solar feed-in tariff in December 2016, renewable energy advocate Jeff Knowles installed an energy storage system that lets him use energy from his home’s solar panels rather than sell it at a low rate. Not one to do things by halves, Jeff, a former president…
Emerging Energy Program for NSW includes Energy Storage
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment is delivering new programs to provide clean and affordable energy for the people of New South Wales. These programs will assist households and businesses save money on their energy bills and improve energy security to benefit the whole community. Part of this recently announced…