By Dr Geoff James Affordable battery energy storage is on Australia’s doorstep and getting an open-armed welcome. And it is the residential sector that is driving demand, likely to overtake utility-scale installations next year to become…
Monash University researchers have brought next generation energy storage closer with an engineering first: a graphene-based device that is compact yet lasts as long as a conventional battery.
Zinc-bromide flow battery manufacturer RedFlow has scored a battery supply agreement with Emerson Network Power Australia to develop a flow battery storage solution for off-grid and micro-grid markets in the Asia Pacific Region, reports ProactiveInvestors. According to a…
Officially launched with 70 founding members, the International Battery and Energy Storage Alliance (IBESA) states its mission is to “promote a path of cooperation and mutual support in achieving proactive solutions between all sectors within…
Queensland-based hydrogen energy storage developer Hydrexia is to get a AUS$4.5 million boost via The Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund, reports Climate Spectator. Gary Gray, Australia’s Energy Minister, announced: “Hydrexia will use the investment to…
There is a lot of encouraging clean-tech news coming from Down Under these days. A report entitled Energy Storage in Australia – Commercial Opportunities, Barriers and Policy Options, compiled by Marchment Hill Consulting, makes the…
Developer RedFlow has unveiled a new renewable energy battery storage system that comprises 24 zinc-bromine batteries housed in a 20-foot shipping container. The M90 has a 90 kilowatt power output with 240 kilowatt-hours of capacity. The company…
Hydro Tasmania has awarded Ecoult a contract to supply the largest battery-based renewable energy storage system in Australia. Oz-based Ecoult will be supplying a 3MW/1.6MWh storage system based on its lead-acid UltraBattery technology, which will have the…