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The battery boom is accelerating Australia’s shift away from gas.
Unlike lithium-ion batteries, flow batteries can’t catch fire (as they are mostly water) and are extremely durable.
A recent report into the federal government’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program found major problems with safety and compliance.
Big batteries used in electric vehicles and grid storage have long relied on metals with tarnished supply chains. But this is changing.
As the cost of Snowy 2.0 rises yet again, defenders claim the scheme can store energy cheaper than batteries. But this doesn’t stack up.
As the uptake of solar power accelerates, New Zealand should develop policy that requires recycling of panels and supports installations on rental properties.
The new federal law favors energy technologies that are already profitable and increase global warming over cleaner approaches that could use the investment support.
Some technologies could rapidly cut emissions, while others do little to fight climate change. The House bill favors the latter while nixing support for the former.
To really compare different electricity sources, you also have to look at the roles they play in keeping the lights on and their drawbacks.
Labor’s promised subsidies for home batteries have to be well targeted. If not, they could simply make rich households richer.
The future of these job-generating gigafactories, many of them in Republican states, could be at risk if the next president tries to wipe out the programs that made them possible.
Energy storage really is the special sauce that makes renewables work anytime, anywhere – and everywhere. This makes the most of the existing electricity network, including transmission lines.
Increased investment in electricity generation, transmission and storage has led to a more positive outlook for the reliability of the system – if these projects are delivered on time.
Cities have a large and mostly untapped power source: the rooftops of commercial buildings.
Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a new way to firm up the world’s electricity grids - and they could be a game-changer.
Australia has all the key ingredients to build a booming battery industry. We just need to find the right cooks and co-ordinate all of this frantic activity to get this big opportunity right.
In some cases, adding a battery to your rooftop solar system will pay off. But to be sure of this, households need information about many factors – and there’s no single reliable place to find it.
A heater with a 300-litre tank can store as much energy as a home battery at a fraction of the cost. Being able to store surplus solar energy at the right times helps grid stability and cuts emissions.
Are blackouts really looming by the middle of this decade? An AEMO report warns they might be – but there are plenty of projects on the drawing board that will help ease the squeeze on the grid.
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