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Ev is new to pv magazine and brings three decades of experience as a writer, editor, photographer and designer for print and online publications in Australia, the UAE, the USA and Singapore. Based in regional NSW, she is passionate about Australia’s commitment to clean energy solutions.
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Battery storage secures energy for remote Australian community
An 8.5 kW rooftop solar array and 21 kWh battery energy storage solution have been installed on the remote Australian Northern Territory Mumathumburru, or West Island, providing energy security to a community of people disrupted by unreliable, expensive power since 2021.
Aug 08, 2024
Pole-mounted community battery trials roll out in regional Australia
State-owned infrastructure company Essential Energy has partnered with retailer Origin Energy to roll out 35 pole-mounted community battery energy storage systems across the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) to trial peak demand management.
Battery storage system en route to Australia’s remote Tiwi Islands community
A 1.75 MVA battery energy storage system, which is part of a pilot solar and storage project in the Northern Territory governed Tiwi Islands, Australia, has passed a testing phase in Darwin and is now bound for the remote Indigenous Wurrumiyanga community to provide 3 MWh of storage capacity.
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Potential sites for battery energy storage systems identified in South Australia
South Australian electricity transmission specialist ElectraNet has undertaken a high-level assessment to identify the potential of locations near land it controls as future sites for grid-scale battery energy storage systems.
Australian energy retailer inks offtake deal on 1040 MWh battery storage system
Energy retailer Origin Energy has expanded its commitment to the Queensland-based Supernode hyperscale data centre and 250 MW, four-hour battery energy storage system with exclusivity for the full capacity of the project’s second stage.
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Australian government to underwrite 1.4 GW of renewables, battery storage projects
The Australian federal government will underwrite a minimum of 1 GW new wind and solar projects and another 400 MW/1,600 MWh of storage capacity in South Australia to help the state progress to its net 100% renewables goal by 2027.
Western Australia’s capacity tender seeks 2 GWh of energy storage
The ball is rolling on the Australian government’s pending Capacity Investment Scheme Tender 2 focussing on the Western Australian Wholesale Electricity Market and which seeks an indicative target of 500 MW of four-hour equivalent dispatchable capacity, or 2,000 MWh.
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