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Perspective on flexibility: How batteries, demand response, and interconnectors are powering a new grid
As renewables surge and baseload plants retire, the energy system is facing an urgent need for flexible capacity to balance increasing volatility. While long-term solutions like batteries, interconnectors, and green hydrogen are underway, several short-term measures – from pairing new renewable energy plants with storage to leveraging underused grid connections – could help bridge the flexibility gap now. Sven Heiligtag, Managing Director at Vireo Ventures, explores both the challenges and actionable opportunities to stabilize the grid during the transition.
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Australian scheme to deliver 100 neighborhood batteries kicks off final funding round
The Australian state of Victoria has launched its third and final round of grant funding through the 100 Neighbourhood Batteries Program, offering AUD$400,000 per battery through multiple streams of eligibility to a pool of nine council regions.
Delta Green and E.ON offering $234 a year to households for grid flexibility
The virtual power plant (VPP) revolution is rolling out, with E.ON offering flexibility to the grid from home batteries, electric vehicle chargers, solar exports, and more, via Delta Green's software, and paying households for the optionality.
Researchers identify optimal level of solar, battery storage for Europe
Scientists in Hungary have developed a model to calculate the optimal PV and battery storage balance to support the European grid in the next few years. They found the cost-optimal range is 530 GW to 880 GW of solar, combined with battery storage equivalent to 2.5% to 7.5% of the total intermittent capacity.
Novel sizing approach for smart home batteries, solar
Researchers in Iran found a 500 Wh battery paired with 1 kW of solar generation capacity – and operating under a dynamic home energy management system (HEMS) – could offer up to 96% arbitrage opportunity while managing factors such as market prices, uncertain grid supply etc.
Jul 04, 2025
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IEEFA: Solar revolution now extends to batteries in Pakistan, with rapid ROI
Falling solar and battery costs – and rising grid electricity prices – are driving a boom in small-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). Yet, this could mean trouble in a country which is already sitting on 'stranded' liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plants.
Home battery incentives could see 100,000 systems installed in Western Australia
A plan to permit incentives from federal and state battery schemes to be cumulative has been abandoned but the government of Western Australia (WA) says dovetailing the two programs will mean more households can benefit.
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SunWiz details sharp rise in Australian residential battery installation
Australia is on the cusp of a surge in solar battery adoption with Warrandyte-based consultancy SunWiz forecasting at least 100,000 home energy storage systems, with a combined capacity of 1.2 GWh, will be rolled out next year, for a 38% annual rise in deployment.
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