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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. The French renewable energy and storage developer is teaming up with Tesla and UGL to expand the Collie Battery. The battery’s expansion aims to help Collie transition from coal power to renewable energy.

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Giant Tesla Megapack project turns on to stabilize the grid

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A giant new Tesla Megapack project with 300 MWh of energy capacity has come online in Australia to help stabilize the grid and make better use of renewable energy. more… The post Giant Tesla Megapack project turns on to stabilize the grid appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla Megapack battery farm in Queensland connected to the grid: report

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The 100MW/200MWh Chinchilla battery in Queensland, Australia, has been registered and connected to the grid. It is also the first battery farm that will be built by state-owned generator CS Energy, as noted in a Renew Economy report. Expectations are high that the massive battery farm’s commissioning will begin soon.

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Rio Tinto plans to invest $600M more in renewable energy in the Pilbara

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Rio Tinto is planning to invest a further $600 million in renewable energy assets in the Pilbara as part of the company’s efforts to decarbonize its Western Australian iron ore operations. The investment will fund the construction of two 100MW solar power facilities as well as 200 MWh of on-grid battery storage in the Pilbara by 2026.

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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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ARENA providing $950k in funding for renewable hydrogen production project in Queensland

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The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $950,000 in funding for gas company BOC for a renewable hydrogen production and refueling project in Queensland. In addition to supplying BOC’s existing industrial customers, 50 kg per day of renewable hydrogen will be produced by BOC for the vehicle refueling station.

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Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

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They’ve been studying up on renewable energy, hydrogen power, and electric vehicles, preparing for the big day in April when their remote-controlled vehicles will rumble for 4 hours in Gladstone, a port city in Queensland. Welcome to Australia, where a green-hydrogen boom is in full swing.

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