Australia’s largest chicken farm switches on solar+storage system
Australia’s largest free-range chicken farm switched on a big solar+storage system this week, with 1.4 MW of rooftop solar and 2.28 MWh of energy storage, via five Tesla lithium-ion batteries.
South Australia awards 10-year PPA to 260 MW of PV, 100 MW battery
Construction of the state’s biggest PV array and its fifth “big battery” will create 810 jobs. The state government forecasts US$8.96 million of energy savings over the course of the decade-long contract.
Major economies should divert fossil fuel Covid-recovery cash to clean energy before it’s too late
A report by Finnish company Wärtsilä has estimated the potential impact if every dollar committed to a non-renewables energy sector recovery was instead funneled to clean power.
Engie EPS deploys ‘power-to-power’ hydrogen-based storage solution
Engie’s storage subsidiary has unveiled its hydrogen-based energy storage system, built with its proprietary technology, in Agkistro, Greece.
Organic redox flow battery with PEDOT electrodes
Swedish scientists have developed a redox flow battery with polymer electrodes, based on a special conductive polymer known as PEDOT. The battery features a water-based electrolyte based on a solution of redox quinone molecules, which can be extracted from forest-based materials.
Tesla’s Musk: ‘Energy business will ultimately be as large as our vehicle business’
Tesla’s solar and battery businesses show signs of life in another profitable quarter for the EV manufacturer.
Japan’s largest solar-plus-storage plant is now operational
Softbank has energized a 102.3 MW solar park backed by 27 MWh of lithium ion storage capacity. The project was built on 132 hectares of land near the town of Yakumo, in the northern island of Hokkaido.
Sterling and Wilson to build solar+storage hybrid power plant in Niger
The latest project is another African opportunity for the India-based EPC player after successfully commissioning Nigeria’s first solar-plus-storage hybrid power plant, which is also Africa’s largest battery energy storage system.
Wärtsilä’s 9 MW battery storage system reduces demand peaks
An independent power producer, AEP OnSite Partners, will be the first to deploy Wärtsilä’s new storage product.
Lithium-ion gigafactory breaks ground in Australia
Less than a year from now, Australia will start producing its own renewables-storing lithium-ion batteries in New South Wales.
