Pintail Power Combines Solar, CSP, & Conventional Generation Into One Highly Efficient System
Pintail Power offers a new technology that combines solar power, conventional steam generators, and molten salt storage to take the duck curve.
Pumped Hydro Storage
Australian Government Considers Second Basslink Interconnector Between Tasmania & Mainland
The Australian Government is moving forward with plans to investigate the possibility of constructing a second Basslink interconnector between Tasmania and the mainland in a move which could bring to reality dreams of turning the country’s southern-most state into the “battery of Australia.”
Australia Could Go 100% Renewable By 2030
New research from the Alternative Technology Association has showed that Australia could transition to a fully renewable energy electricity grid by 2030, which would be cheaper and less risky than building new coal-fired power stations.
Gigantic Wind Farm? No Problem! IRENA Says Low Cost Energy Storage Can Handle It
IRENA projects that the cost of batteries for stationary energy storage systems could drop by as much as two-thirds by 2030, and if the global share of renewables doubles by 2030, energy storage capacity could triple.
Solar & Wind Slash Cost Of Electricity In Australia, Power Indigenous Communities
Solar and wind power are slashing the cost of electricity in Australia and driving coal and natural gas out of business. That’s a good thing for the country and an even better thing for the planet.
GE To Build 344 Megawatt Kokhav Hayarden Hydro Pumped Storage Station In Israel
GE Renewable Energy has landed the contract to supply and build the 344 MW Kokhav Hayarden hydro pumped storage station in Israel, which is expected to help stabilize the country’s electricity grid.
World’s Biggest Grid-Scale Battery Will Be In German Salt Mine
German utility EWE plans to use salt caves to create a redox flow system that will be the largest battery in the world when completed in 2023.
Battery Storage Already Competitive With Pumped Hydro, Says ARENA
Speaking at the 2017 Large-Scale Solar Conference co-hosted by RenewEconomy and Informa in Sydney on Monday, ARENA CFO Ian Kay said projects pairing 100MW of renewable energy generation with 100MWh of energy storage were “about equal” in cost.
Victorian Government To Invest $1 Million Into Regional Renewable Energy Development
The Victorian Labor Government has announced it will commit $1 million in funding to establish a series of community hubs to drive renewable energy projects in regional Victoria, while also exploring the renewable energy potential of empty mine shafts in the state’s center.
New Hydropower Capacity Totaled 31.5 Gigawatts In 2016
A total of 31.5 gigawatts of new hydropower capacity was commissioned in 2016, according to new estimates from the International Hydropower Association.
