Glenne Drover
@glenne.bsky.social
Melbourne Australia
Energy Sector Advisor
Secretary, Australian Institute of Energy, VIC Branch
Company Secretary, Yarra Energy Foundation
Energy Sector Advisor
Secretary, Australian Institute of Energy, VIC Branch
Company Secretary, Yarra Energy Foundation
A 12,000 cycles 25yr life grid battery.
That must drop the overall LCOS (per MWh in and out) quite a bit?
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/05/07/c...
That must drop the overall LCOS (per MWh in and out) quite a bit?
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/05/07/c...
Canadian Solar’s storage unit launches 5 MWh battery
The battery unit of the Chinese PV manufacturer said its new large-scale battery has a lifecycle of more than 12,000 cycles. The system has a nominal capacity of 5 MWh and a roundtrip efficiency of up...
www.pv-magazine-australia.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
A 12,000 cycles 25yr life grid battery.
That must drop the overall LCOS (per MWh in and out) quite a bit?
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/05/07/c...
That must drop the overall LCOS (per MWh in and out) quite a bit?
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/05/07/c...
"Sungrow manufactured 7.8GWh of BESS for Saudi project in 58 days"
Wow..
www.energy-storage.news/sungrow-and-...
Wow..
www.energy-storage.news/sungrow-and-...
Sungrow and BYD progress huge BESS projects in Saudi Arabia and Chile
Sungrow and BYD have provided updates on their huge BESS projects in Saudi Arabia and Chile, which combined total nearly 16GWh of capacity.
www.energy-storage.news
April 23, 2025 at 7:46 AM
"Sungrow manufactured 7.8GWh of BESS for Saudi project in 58 days"
Wow..
www.energy-storage.news/sungrow-and-...
Wow..
www.energy-storage.news/sungrow-and-...
This might speed up Australia's PV roll out a bit?
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/04/23/l...
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/04/23/l...
Leapting robot completes install of 10,000 PV modules
An AI-driven solar module-mounting robot has wrapped up its first commercial installation project in the Australian market, deploying almost 10,000 modules in less than 10 weeks.
www.pv-magazine-australia.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:27 AM
This might speed up Australia's PV roll out a bit?
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/04/23/l...
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/04/23/l...
Greenwashing, greenhushing and greenwishing
Don’t fall victim to these ESG reporting traps
kpmg.com
April 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The NEM 1 year rolling average has hit 40.0% renewable energy.
Sat at 39%+ for quite a while.
Sat at 39%+ for quite a while.
April 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The NEM 1 year rolling average has hit 40.0% renewable energy.
Sat at 39%+ for quite a while.
Sat at 39%+ for quite a while.
NEM 1 year AV still under 40% Renewables, at 39.8%.
Been close to 40% for soooo long but a tough number to get past.
Must be time to start a poll on the date it will reach 40%?
Been close to 40% for soooo long but a tough number to get past.
Must be time to start a poll on the date it will reach 40%?
April 4, 2025 at 6:19 AM
NEM 1 year AV still under 40% Renewables, at 39.8%.
Been close to 40% for soooo long but a tough number to get past.
Must be time to start a poll on the date it will reach 40%?
Been close to 40% for soooo long but a tough number to get past.
Must be time to start a poll on the date it will reach 40%?
A$460m sale for a completed 500MWh grid battery is a handy data point for those interested.
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/02/21/p...
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/02/21/p...
Pacific Green sells South Australian battery park for $460 million
British cleantech solutions company Pacific Green has inked a $460 million agreement to sell its 250 MW / 500 MWh Limestone Coast North battery energy park development to clean energy investor Intera ...
www.pv-magazine-australia.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
A$460m sale for a completed 500MWh grid battery is a handy data point for those interested.
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/02/21/p...
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/02/21/p...
CSIRO Grants of up to A$30k to go and do some battery research in USA for 1 to 3 months.
www.csiro.au/battery-rese...
www.csiro.au/battery-rese...
Australia-US Researcher Exchange Network
Electrify your research in the USA: apply for a grant to join the Australia-US Battery Researcher Exchange Network
www.csiro.au
February 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
CSIRO Grants of up to A$30k to go and do some battery research in USA for 1 to 3 months.
www.csiro.au/battery-rese...
www.csiro.au/battery-rese...
A possible large play on VRFB, UK, Scotland manufacture, Canada tech.
www.energy-storage.news/invinity-pic...
www.energy-storage.news/invinity-pic...
Invinity picks ‘ideal partner’ Frontier Power for LDES cap-and-floor scheme bids
Invinity Energy Systems and Frontier Power have partnered to deploy vanadium flow batteries under the UK Long Duration Energy Storage procurement process.
www.energy-storage.news
February 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A possible large play on VRFB, UK, Scotland manufacture, Canada tech.
www.energy-storage.news/invinity-pic...
www.energy-storage.news/invinity-pic...
A$3.8Bn for 1GW of wind and 1.5GWh of storage.
www.ecogeneration.com.au/breaking-maj...
www.ecogeneration.com.au/breaking-maj...
Breaking: Major wind farm secures lease agreement - Ecogeneration
New South Wales' Minns Government has signed a lease agreement with wind farm developer WestWind Energy, paving the way for the proposed Lake Victoria Wind Farm in south-west New South Wales.
www.ecogeneration.com.au
February 17, 2025 at 5:08 AM
A$3.8Bn for 1GW of wind and 1.5GWh of storage.
www.ecogeneration.com.au/breaking-maj...
www.ecogeneration.com.au/breaking-maj...
NEM PHES operators increasing their market participation.
Ref: AEMO QED Q4/2024 p39
Ref: AEMO QED Q4/2024 p39
February 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
NEM PHES operators increasing their market participation.
Ref: AEMO QED Q4/2024 p39
Ref: AEMO QED Q4/2024 p39
Great PHES Australian review (part 1) by Lawrence Molloy.
Looking fwd to part 2.
Pumped Hydro in Australia -- State of Play 2025
www.linkedin.com/pulse/pumped...
Looking fwd to part 2.
Pumped Hydro in Australia -- State of Play 2025
www.linkedin.com/pulse/pumped...
Pumped Hydro in Australia -- State of Play 2025
Discover the latest developments in pumped hydro energy storage across Australia, including key findings, project types, and challenges faced by developers.
www.linkedin.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Great PHES Australian review (part 1) by Lawrence Molloy.
Looking fwd to part 2.
Pumped Hydro in Australia -- State of Play 2025
www.linkedin.com/pulse/pumped...
Looking fwd to part 2.
Pumped Hydro in Australia -- State of Play 2025
www.linkedin.com/pulse/pumped...
January 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
@nicknet.bsky.social our favourite subject.
NREL suggests that PV by reducing load on distribution Transformers (Tx) might be extending Tx lifetimes.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/01/07/h...
NREL suggests that PV by reducing load on distribution Transformers (Tx) might be extending Tx lifetimes.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/01/07/h...
Half of distribution transformers are approaching end of life
Utilities buying distribution transformers face waiting times and higher prices, as do solar developers needing similar step-up transformers. Distributed solar can extend the useful life of distrib…
pv-magazine-usa.com
January 18, 2025 at 6:28 AM
@nicknet.bsky.social our favourite subject.
NREL suggests that PV by reducing load on distribution Transformers (Tx) might be extending Tx lifetimes.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/01/07/h...
NREL suggests that PV by reducing load on distribution Transformers (Tx) might be extending Tx lifetimes.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/01/07/h...
Gee May 2027 is still a lot of sleeps away... 😕
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/01/09/v...
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/01/09/v...
Virtual power plants can compete in the energy market from 2027: AEMC
The Australian Energy Market Commission has released a final determination to allow virtual power plants to compete directly with large-scale generators in the energy market, scheduled to begin in 202...
www.pv-magazine-australia.com
January 18, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Gee May 2027 is still a lot of sleeps away... 😕
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/01/09/v...
www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/01/09/v...
It would certainly be good to have one of these very large 8hr compressed air storage systems built at scale to allow proper evaluation.
www.energy-storage.news/doe-offers-u...
More than A$2bn should ensure that!
www.energy-storage.news/doe-offers-u...
More than A$2bn should ensure that!
US DOE offers US$1.76 billion loan to Hydrostor for A-CAES California project
The US DOE's LPO has made a conditional commitment for a loan to LDES developer and operator Hydrostor of up to US$1.76 billion.
www.energy-storage.news
January 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
It would certainly be good to have one of these very large 8hr compressed air storage systems built at scale to allow proper evaluation.
www.energy-storage.news/doe-offers-u...
More than A$2bn should ensure that!
www.energy-storage.news/doe-offers-u...
More than A$2bn should ensure that!
US$6bn seems stunning cheap for 5GW of PV & 19GWh of storage.
Definitely a project to watch.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/14/m...
Definitely a project to watch.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/14/m...
Masdar, EWEC announce 5 GW/19 GWh solar-plus-storage project in Abu Dhabi
Masdar and Emirates Water and Electricity Co. (EWEC) plan to build a $6 billion, 5 GW/19 GWh solar-plus-storage project in Abu Dhabi, with operations set to start by 2027.
www.pv-magazine.com
January 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
US$6bn seems stunning cheap for 5GW of PV & 19GWh of storage.
Definitely a project to watch.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/14/m...
Definitely a project to watch.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/14/m...
2GW of PV with a 30yr performance guarantee. Big project.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/15/a...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/15/a...
A closer look at Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi’s 2 GW desert wonder
The 2 GW Al Dhafra solar park covers an area of 21.5 square km in the sandy outskirts of the suburb Dhafra near Abu Dhabi. <b>pv magazine</b> visited to get the lowdown on the plant’s specs and how it...
www.pv-magazine.com
January 17, 2025 at 4:55 AM
2GW of PV with a 30yr performance guarantee. Big project.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/15/a...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/15/a...
Hi @nicknet.bsky.social does the UK market have hedges like Australia's cap contracts (typically A$300/MWh) that limit the exposure of the Retailers when this happens?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Why have Britain’s energy costs soared and what does it mean for Labour?
Claims that power plants are gaming the system to charge huge sums to switch on in the UK’s cold weather
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Hi @nicknet.bsky.social does the UK market have hedges like Australia's cap contracts (typically A$300/MWh) that limit the exposure of the Retailers when this happens?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Hey @nicknet.bsky.social look at the proposed new Vic minimum fed in tariff starting 1 July.
Dropping from 3.3c/kWh to 0.04c/kWh.
@xiaowang1984.bsky.social
Dropping from 3.3c/kWh to 0.04c/kWh.
@xiaowang1984.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Hey @nicknet.bsky.social look at the proposed new Vic minimum fed in tariff starting 1 July.
Dropping from 3.3c/kWh to 0.04c/kWh.
@xiaowang1984.bsky.social
Dropping from 3.3c/kWh to 0.04c/kWh.
@xiaowang1984.bsky.social
360GWh Snowy 2 A$12bn not so bad compared to this Chinese 40GWh PHES costing US$1.9bn.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/09/w...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/09/w...
World’s largest pumped storage power plant fully operational in China
The plant features 12 reversible pump-turbine units, each with a capacity of 300 MW, including two variable-speed units, bringing the total installed capacity to 3.6 GW.
www.pv-magazine.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
360GWh Snowy 2 A$12bn not so bad compared to this Chinese 40GWh PHES costing US$1.9bn.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/09/w...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/09/w...
@dylanjmcconnell.bsky.social
Hi Dylan, i have noticed recently that different houses smart meters seem to be recording the solar gen/exp differently.
in my house my meter download only shows net flow per 30min, so if 15min had 1kwh export & 15min had 1kwh export my download just shows 0kWh.
/2
Hi Dylan, i have noticed recently that different houses smart meters seem to be recording the solar gen/exp differently.
in my house my meter download only shows net flow per 30min, so if 15min had 1kwh export & 15min had 1kwh export my download just shows 0kWh.
/2
January 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
@dylanjmcconnell.bsky.social
Hi Dylan, i have noticed recently that different houses smart meters seem to be recording the solar gen/exp differently.
in my house my meter download only shows net flow per 30min, so if 15min had 1kwh export & 15min had 1kwh export my download just shows 0kWh.
/2
Hi Dylan, i have noticed recently that different houses smart meters seem to be recording the solar gen/exp differently.
in my house my meter download only shows net flow per 30min, so if 15min had 1kwh export & 15min had 1kwh export my download just shows 0kWh.
/2
Congratulations to the UK.
@nicknet.bsky.social and Lesley etc,.
@nicknet.bsky.social and Lesley etc,.
+++NEW ANALYSIS+++
UK electricity was the cleanest ever in 2024, with emissions per unit falling by more than two-thirds in a decade
Highlights:
🏭end of coal power after 142yrs
🔥fossil fuels at record-low 29% share
🌄renewables at record-high 45%
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/9
UK electricity was the cleanest ever in 2024, with emissions per unit falling by more than two-thirds in a decade
Highlights:
🏭end of coal power after 142yrs
🔥fossil fuels at record-low 29% share
🌄renewables at record-high 45%
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/9
January 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Congratulations to the UK.
@nicknet.bsky.social and Lesley etc,.
@nicknet.bsky.social and Lesley etc,.