Australasia

Asia, Australasia, Australia, Batteries, Government, Markets, Policy March 19, 2021

Where are the storage hotbeds in Asia-Pacific?

BY BEN COOK: The global energy storage market is set to grow in value by more than 80% in the next four years. Projections published by Global Data this month indicated that the value of…

Australasia, North America August 28, 2020

Sun Cable and Neoen herald age of giants

BY RICHARD HEAP: Citius, Altius, Fortius. We may not have had the Tokyo Olympics this summer thanks to you-know-what. But the appeal of the Olympic Games and their slogan – the Latin for ‘Faster, Higher,…

Australasia, Company, Developers and providers, Domestic ES, Middle East, Products, Solar, Thermal, US March 1, 2017

The concept that could put AC on ice

By Jason Deign Thermal energy storage such as that being commercialised by Ice Energy may have a much greater impact than just doing away with the duck curve. If sold at scale, it could also…

Asia, Australasia, Batteries, Company, Developers and providers, Domestic ES, Europe, North America, Products June 1, 2016

Aquion targets 50% cost reduction in 10 years

By Jason Deign Saltwater battery manufacturer Aquion Energy is aiming to cut the price of its batteries by up to 50% within a decade, a company executive confirmed. Newly named chief commercial officer Tim Poor…

The residential Australian energy storage market continues to hot up, as Sonnen, Enphase Energy and LG Chem all make announcements. Photo: sonnenBatterie, the Sonnen battery system

Australasia, Batteries, Domestic ES, Markets, Solar March 30, 2016

Sonnen joins crowded Oz market

By Jason Deign German storage player Sonnen today became the latest major player to join the race for supremacy in Australia’s increasingly crowded residential energy storage market. The company is looking to attract Australians to…

Energy storage in Australia is blazing a trail, in no small part due to these projects funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. Photo credit: Carnegie Wave Energy CETO 6, ARENA

Australasia, Markets November 4, 2015

10 Australian projects you need to know of

By Jason Deign The pace of energy storage development in Australia has been underscored by three separate industry announcements in the last week. Last Thursday, RenewEconomy revealed that US developer SolarReserve had tabled a bid to replace aging coal…

Sunverge Energy, aiming to be a major player in residential solar plus storage in Australia, has begun a partnership project with Ergon Energy of Queensland and SunPower.

Australasia, Batteries, Domestic ES, Solar August 12, 2015

Sunverge joins race for Oz residential market

By Jason Deign US system developer Sunverge Energy last week beefed up its Australian operations amid growing signs of a residential energy storage market boom Down Under. The company unveiled a tie-up with Queensland utility…

Reposit Power, with its solar battery storage trading and control platform, is one of the companies helping residents in Australia make money by selling stored energy to the grid. Photo credit: Australian Government

Australasia, Batteries, Solar July 29, 2015

How can customers trade energy with batteries?

By Dr Geoff James Previously published on www.energystorageforum.com and republished with permission. When people buy batteries for their homes, they mainly expect to have more energy independence. But a sophisticated battery system can do more than providing…