Australia's rooftop solar sector has experienced a sort of solar roller coaster that has been in full swing this year, with the ups and downs of pandemic-affected business conditions and the twists and turns of major supply chain constraints. In spite of all those troubles and hurdles, the latest data available from industry analysts SunWiz indicate that the year 2021 ended up very well, with 300 MW of new rooftop systems added in December, which makes it the second most important month of the year in terms of added solar energy. However, the solar roller-coaster ride took its toll, according to SunWiz CEO Warwick Johnston, who notes that 2021 was "the first year in a long time" in which monthly volume didn't hit record levels. It is important to notice that Australia also turned on its biggest battery, powered by Tesla’s utility-scale Megapack batteries, back in December 2021, in hopes of avoiding blackouts and making greater use of renewable energy. Paris-based renewable energy giant Neoen developed the facility with partners Tesla Energy and AusNet, with some construction by Cimic Group’s UGL. It has enough capacity to power one million homes for half an hour, according to the web site for the project. It is one of the world’s largest battery-based energy storage systems, operating in the Australian state of Victoria.

Source: Summarized from Nicolas Caballero at torquenews.

My Take: These battery storage facilities will end up replacing all the peaker plants in the near future.

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Australia's rooftop solar sector has experienced a sort of solar roller coaster that has been in full swing this year, with the ups and downs of pandemic-affected business conditions and the twists and turns of major supply chain constraints. In spite of all those troubles and hurdles, the latest data available from industry analysts SunWiz indicate that the year 2021 ended up very well, with 300 MW of new rooftop systems added in December, which makes it the second most important month of the year in terms of added solar energy. However, the solar roller-coaster ride took its toll, according to SunWiz CEO Warwick Johnston, who notes that 2021 was "the first year in a long time" in which monthly volume didn't hit record levels. It is important to notice that Australia also turned on its biggest battery, powered by Tesla’s utility-scale Megapack batteries, back in December 2021, in hopes of avoiding blackouts and making greater use of renewable energy. Paris-based renewable energy giant Neoen developed the facility with partners Tesla Energy and AusNet, with some construction by Cimic Group’s UGL. It has enough capacity to power one million homes for half an hour, according to the web site for the project. It is one of the world’s largest battery-based energy storage systems, operating in the Australian state of Victoria.

Source: Summarized from Nicolas Caballero at torquenews.

My Take: These battery storage facilities will end up replacing all the peaker plants in the near future.

Re Posted From: Tesla Megapacks Can Power One Million Homes

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