And they’re being built as fast as they can make the batteries. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1208896843922953/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
2024-08-20 Aussies Pay Half As Much To Install Rooftop Solar As Americans
This YouTube short from Electric Viking talks about how much money rooftop solar will save over their life. But what got me to notice was how much cheaper Australians pay to install solar. I guess the US charges very high tariffs on Chinese solar equipment and that causes the cost to go up.
2023-12-02 Tesla 1.6GWh Megapacks Order Near Melbourne, Australia
This 600MW/1.6GWh project will make it one of the largest in the world. It’s a billion dollar project. Tesla secures massive 1.6 GWh Megapack order for giant project Quote “”The Megapack has quickly become the go-to solution for large-scale energy storage projects. Last quarter, Tesla reported a record 4 GWh of energy storage deployed. This
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2023-11-01 V2G Vehicle To Grid – Engineering With Rosie Australia
Things are different in Australia, but eventually the V2G will become common in America soon. Also VPP – virtual power plant, which combines many residential solar storage systems into a virtual power plant. This is being done right now in California. What is really heartbreaking is there has been so much badmouthing about EVs –
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2023-08-21 Australian Mines Demand Increasing, Lithium, Copper
Australian needs to stop exporting coal and fossil fuels and start ramping up their mines to meet the demands for lithium, copper, manganese, etc. Australian Mining — Can It Power All The New EVs?
2022-05-18 Australia Generating Too Much Solar Power
Australia’s looming solar cliff https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2022/05/14/weekend-read-australias-looming-solar-cliff/
2022-04-28 Ginormous 20 GW Solar + Storage Project in NT, Australia
Sun Cable plans to build 17 to 20 gigawatt plus battery storage in Australia to power Singapore through undersea cable. $30 billion (Aus). To show how Ginormous this project is, divide 20 billion watts by 1000 watts, then multiply by 2.5 (400 watts per panel). So 20 million times 2.5 is FIFTY MILLION solar panels!!
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2022-01-20 Pumped Hydro For Long Energy Storage
They say the problem with battery energy storage is that they say it’s not long-term; for renewables we need long-term energy storage. Pumped hydro has been used for a hundred years. Nothing high tech or no scalability issues. Just dig two lakes, one above the other, with pumps and generators between them. The costs may
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2021-12-31 What Would Australia Look Like Powered By 100% Renewable Energy?
The US would be much the same. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/28/what-would-australia-look-like-powered-by-100-renewable-energy