EnergyAustralia today announced it had formed a strategic partnership with EDF power solutions Australia, to codevelop and deliver the Lake Lyell Pumped Hydro Energy Storage project in Lithgow.| pv magazine Australia
Six large-scale battery energy storage projects in South Australia and Victoria have been earmarked to receive funding from the Australian government’s Capacity Investment Scheme.| pv magazine Australia
Mining company Centennial Coal has received more than $5 million in government funding to investigate the feasibility of turning an old underground coal mine near Newcastle into a pumped hydro storage site which could supply 600 MW of renewable energy to the grid.| pv magazine Australia
Testing conducted by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin in Germany has shown that perovskite solar cells operating at high latitudes in Europe may suffer from higher performance losses in winter compared to conventional PV devices. The scientists warned, however, that at lower latitudes this seasonality may be less pronounced.| pv magazine Australia
Finland’s Wartsila Energy has been engaged by EnergyAustralia to supply and commission the battery system for the 350 MW / 1,400 MWh Wooreen energy storage project being developed in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.| pv magazine Australia