by Debbie Thorpe | May 11, 2018 | Energy Storage
Australian advanced materials company, Archer, and University of South New Wales announced its Collaboration Agreement and Research Service Agreement. The partnership is geared towards developing and implementing Archer’s graphite and graphene materials for use in...
by Debbie Thorpe | May 10, 2018 | Energy Storage, Hydroelectricity, Pumped Hydro Storage
ARENA (Australian Renewable Energy Agency) announced that they will be supporting a feasibility study to assess the potential to turn a mothballed mine in South Australia into a 90MW pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant. On behalf of the Australian Government, the...
by Debbie Thorpe | May 10, 2018 | Energy Storage, Renewable Energy
Driven by declining prices and supportive government policies, the market for energy storage on the power grid is growing at a rapid clip. Based on a research about the operation and costs of electricity grids, especially the benefits of new technologies, energy...
by Debbie Thorpe | May 10, 2018 | Energy Storage, Hydroelectricity
The future of pumped hydro energy storage just got a multi-million grant from the South Australian government. A feasibility study for pumped hydropower plants near Whyalla, Port Augusta, and Port Germein was promised with grants ranging from $500,000 to $4.7m. “The...
by Debbie Thorpe | May 8, 2018 | Electricity Cost, Energy Storage, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar PV
Australia’s leading consumer advocacy group says that solar battery electricity might be cheaper per kilowatt-hour than using grid power. Depending on the time of day and the feed-in tariff (FiT) you get from your energy supplier, the consumer advocate says a large...
