From Gel Battery to Aquion Salt Water Battery
Article by Peter Libretto, Design Engineer, Enertech Lady Elliot Island is the southernmost coral cay of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. The island lies 46 nautical miles (85 km; 53 mi) north-east of Bundaberg and covers an area of approximately 45 hectares (110 acres). It is part of the Capricorn and Bunker Group of islands and is owned by the Commonwealth of…
Seeking to Place European Institutional Funds into Australian Energy Storage Assets
Professor Peter Droege, President of Eurosolar and General Chairman of the World Council for Renewable Energy recently contacted the AESA indicating significant European institutional investment interest in Australian energy storage assets. Peter also leads the Vaduz and Berlin based Liechtenstein Institute for Strategic Development providing worldwide services , training and trade in renewable infrastructure,…
DOE Global Energy Storage Database
In collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories and California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA), Australian Energy Storage Alliance (AESA) has committed to help with developing the DOE Global Energy Storage Database (GESDB) to provide a platform for Australian stakeholders and AESA member companies to track and promote energy storage projects on a…
Current energy storage projects with ARENA funding – list provided by ARENA
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) was established to make renewable energy solutions more affordable and increase the amount of renewable energy used in Australia. Energy storage is a key enabling technology for renewable energy and several ARENA funded projects include a component of energy storage. These projects are listed…
Public-Domain Test Data Showing Key Benefits and Applications of the UltraBattery®
The UltraBattery® is a hybrid energy-storage device that combines a supercapacitor (alternatively called an ultracapacitor) and a lead-acid battery in single-unit cells, incorporating the best of both technologies and balancing their chemical and electrical characteristics passively: that is, without the need for extra electronic controls. The hybridization of the two…
Vast Solar’s 30MW Jemalong Solar Station – Concentrating Solar Thermal Power
FACT SHEET Who is Vast Solar? Vast Solar is an Australian company developing concentrating solar power (CSP) generation technology with integrated large-scale thermal energy storage. Vast Solar has developed a low-cost concentrating solar power system to deliver CSP at a commercial cost, competitive with wind power, and with the additional…