Progress Reported On Proton Batteries, With Green Hydrogen Bonus
New proton batteries can power tiny blue fans today, electric vehicles tomorrow, if all goes according to plan.
Australia battery storage
Assault of the Batteries
It appears that Australia is in the middle of a massive assault of new battery installations. Will this decade be for batteries what last decade was for rooftop solar? Highly likely. After the success of the Hornsdale Battery Reserve in South Australia (the “Tesla Big Battery”), grid managers, policymakers, businesses, … [continued]
Ergon Energy’s Largest Home Battery Trial Is Underway In Cairns, Australia
A testing laboratory purpose built by Queensland utility Ergon Energy to host one of Australia’s biggest residential battery storage trials has been opened this week in Cairns.
Australian Battery Storage Market Needs Reform, Not Subsidies
The future of Australia’s energy storage market depends on urgent market reform – not subsidies – says the Clean Energy Council, in a new report that joins the growing chorus for Australia’s policy makers to finally respond to the challenges and opportunities of new technologies.
Queensland Regulators Backtrack On Proposed Restrictive Rules On Battery Storage
Regulators in Queensland have back-tracked on proposed rules that could have effectively banned the installation of all battery storage devices inside homes and garages, and hopes are rising that Standards Australia will also modify its proposed guidelines.
Tesla Says Australia’s Energy Market Rules Are Outdated & Don’t Encourage Battery Storage
Tesla has joined the growing chorus calling for a complete rethink of Australia’s energy market rules, saying they have been designed for old-fashioned centralised fossil fuel technologies, and do not encourage all the potential benefits of battery storage.
BYD Looks To Grab 25% Share Of Australian Battery Storage Market
China’s biggest electric vehicle and battery storage company, BYD, is looking to grab a 25% share of Australia’s burgeoning battery storage market, after launching a new B-Box product range aimed at competing with industry leaders LG Chem and Tesla.
Australia’s Clean Energy Council Warns “Heavy-Handed Regulation” Could Cripple Battery Storage Industry
The Clean Energy Council has upped the campaign against “heavy-handed regulation” by state and federal authorities, warning that the Australian home energy storage industry could be crippled even before it gets going.
Battery Storage Sector May Be In Early Stages Of Mass-Market Uptake In Australia
Originally published on RenewEconomy. A community-based program to encourage the uptake of solar and battery storage in Australian homes and businesses has been so successful that the promoters believe the battery storage sector may be in the early stages of mass-market uptake. A bulk-buy campaign led by Suncrowd has attracted … [continued]
First Australian Bulk-Buy Battery Storage Program Aims To Slash Costs
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The first bulk-buy program for battery storage in Australia has been launched by a group of prominent consumer advocates, who aim to lower the price of battery storage for individual and community projects, and to make installation easier. SunCrowd is the first initiative of a new group that brings … [continued]
