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Tesla Megapacks to help grow 560 MW/2,240MWh battery in Australia

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Tesla Megapacks will help expand the Collie Battery into a 560 MW/2,240 kWh system–the biggest in Australia. Neoen’s Collie Battery will charge and discharge 20% of the average demand into Western Australia’s main grid or the South West Interconnected System.

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Tesla applies to be an electricity retailer in Australia

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On November 16, 2023, a newly formed company called Tesla Energy Ventures Australia Pty Ltd (TEVA) submitted an application to the Australian Energy Regulator for authorization to be an electricity retailer in Australia under the National Energy Retail Law. The AER accepted TEVA’s application.

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Kia strikes deal to re-use and recycle EV batteries, offering second life in cars or the grid

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Kia Australia has partnered with battery replacement company Infinitev to better reuse, repurpose and recycle electric vehicle batteries in Australia The post Kia strikes deal to re-use and recycle EV batteries, offering second life in cars or the grid appeared first on The Driven.

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Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

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Welcome to Australia, where a green-hydrogen boom is in full swing. Phantom projects are not a problem confined to Australia. Only 10 percent of the US $240 billion worth of hydrogen projects announced worldwide are actually moving forward, according to a September 2022 study by consultancy McKinsey & Company.

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Tesla car batteries are being used in a study on how EVs could help power the grid

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In an announcement on Wednesday, the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia stated that it would be recruiting Tesla owners across the globe to analyze if the all-electric vehicles’ spare battery capacity could be utilized to support the energy grid — and perhaps even power homes in the near future.

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Tesla Energy takes a stand against coal and gas generators in Australia

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Tesla Energy firmly argued against using coal and gas generators to support a proposed low-cost, reliable, secure, and zero-emissions grid in Australia. . In April 2021, the ESB released an options paper and invited companies and innovators to comment on their detailed design thus far.

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Tesla and fellow renewable companies are standing against Australia’s proposed network fees

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The rules were designed to clarify how battery storage systems are classified in the grid , as well as their role when they are combined with other renewable solutions such as solar and wind. In a submission, Tesla noted that the new network fees would likely destroy the viability of grid storage projects.

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