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Plans for a huge rooftop solar-soaking battery with up to four hours of storage have been submitted for approval by a local developer.

The post Australia’s biggest battery proposed to soak up Brisbane rooftop solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Elon Musk flags "mind blowing" development for the utility industry in next generation of Megapack battery storage technology.

The post “Mind blowing for the utility industry:” Elon Musk has another big surprise in battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rio Tinto backs major fund raising for what will be the world's biggest liquid air energy storage plant in the UK, amid plans to take technology to Australia.

The post Rio Tinto backs world’s largest liquid air energy storage plant, with eyes on Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The AFR is a fine newpaper, but on electricity and decarbonisation, it's been garbage from the beginning. And it's very wrong on nuclear and its attacks on the CSIRO. Here's why.

The post Why the AFR economics editor is wrong on GenCost, nuclear and “always on” power appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Amber Electric co-founder Dan Adams on disrupting the energy retail industry, building consumer trust, and giving customers full control of their energy assets.

The post SwitchedOn Australia Podcast: How Amber Electric is changing the energy game appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy expert Alex Wonhas on designing the new grid, generation choices and using batteries to boost the network. Plus, news of the week.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: The rapidly changing grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Huge solar and battery project proposed next to Callide coal generator, part of which will shut down in a few years.

The post Huge solar and battery project proposed next to rebuilt Callide coal fired power station appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Owner of Waratah "super battery" says uncertainty around coal closures is a major hurdle for investors in Australia's transition to renewables.

The post Owner of Australia’s “super battery” says coal closure delays setting back shift to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Conservatives and fossil fuel incumbents are still arguing the lights will go out with renewables. And they are still wrong. Here's why solar, batteries and electrification are taking over.

The post Conservatives and incumbents have predicted the end of wind and solar for decades. They are still wrong appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Snowy 2.0's trouble-laden tunnel boring machine still stuck in hard rock a month after coming to latest halt, as contractors try to blast their way through with high pressure water jets.

The post Snowy 2.0 boring machine Florence now stuck for a month in hard rock appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Farmers are going all electric and grazing cattle under solar arrays. It's an antidote to claims that renewables and agriculture cannot exist.

The post Cattle among the trackers and all-electric cherries: The shift to solar and fossil fuel free farming appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The market for off-grid solar is booming in Australia as panel prices drop and customer scale up installation ambitions.

The post Plunging solar module prices drive massive boom in off-grid renewable projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New battery project next to one of Australia's oldest wind farms will be the first storage investment by the now Chinese owned company.

The post Construction begins on new big battery next to one of Australia’s oldest wind farms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New gigawatt scale wind project planned for cattle grazing land in central Queensland awaits EPBC decision.

The post RWE’s gigawatt scale wind project in Queensland awaits EPBC decision appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Big batteries - acting as virtual transmission - can boost capacity of existing grids, compensate for project delays and to reduce impacts on regional communities.

The post Virtual Transmission: We need more battery storage to lift capacity of existing grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Winning projects in latest Dutch "zero subsidy" offshore wind tender will include floating solar farms, artificial reefs and a green hydrogen facility.

The post Netherlands awards 4GW of offshore wind in zero-subsidy tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Head of major energy utility says the only way to kick out coal is to lock in gas as back-up to renewables "for the foreseeable future."

The post Utility giant says paying to extend life of “fragile” coal plants has a limit, but digs in on gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMO boss decries misreporting of market operator documents, and says response to summer storms had boosted confidence in energy transition.

The post “We’re not predicting blackouts:” AEMO boss says storm response builds confidence in green transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Frontier says it's in the "fortunate position" where the costs of both solar and storage have fallen significantly since the release of the last feasibility study.

The post Frontier expands solar and battery project as tender underlines falling cost for modules and storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A 95MW off-grid system comprised mostly of wind, solar and battery power switched on to power new lithium mine.

The post Lithium miner switches on Australia’s biggest off-grid hybrid renewables system appeared first on RenewEconomy.