Featured in The Long Game – 02-2023

Going big on batteries

Australia’s Labor government has promised to underwrite big battery project revenues. The nation’s clean energy association has coughed up AUD 120 million ($84.5 million) for eight sites as policymakers draw inspiration from the moves that prompted the solar boom. But it’s not all sunny in battery land Down Under, as Bella Peacock reports.

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Bella Peacock

08 Feb 2023

The Victorian Big Battery provided a big boost in revenues for French developer Neoen. | Photo: Neoen

Australia boasts more operational big batteries per capita than either China or the United States. The Smart Energy Council (SEC) recorded 33 sites at the end of 2022, providing around 1.1 GWh of electricity. Another 8.1 GWh of capacity is due this year and the SEC expects 78 big batteries by 2025, with 14.5 GWh …

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