Tag: Battery
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Salt batteries – the only chemistry UL9540A certified for safety
More and more people are recognising that one of the major issues with energy storage batteries are the dangers with fires and explosions particularly associated with thermal runaway (self-sustaining fires). This has become particularly relevant as people are considering installing the many lithium ion battery technologies in their houses or businesses and are becoming aware…
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Battery storage uptake by households surges as grid costs soar
Battery storage systems being installed in Australia look set to confirm earlier predictions that battery installations will treble in 2017. New data from the SunWiz 2017 Mid-Year Battery Report shows more than 7000 battery installations took place across Australia in the first six month of 2017. By contrast there were 6500 installations recorded for…
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Problems and Solutions solved with energy storage
One of the biggest problems with the efforts to use renewable energy to produce large amounts of the energy consumed on a daily basis has been its inability to reliably supply power at the times it is most needed. This can and will be addressed with the installation of battery systems that allow households, businesses…
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Peak shaving to reduce peak demand charges
For many businesses it is important to look at using battery storage to reduce peak demand charges. Often, even one large energy spike can greatly increase total energy bills with this drawdown increasing the energy charge for all power usage. If the peak demand needed can be reduced then the overall electricity charges can be…
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Voters say yes to renewables says Essential Research Australian poll
A recent Essential Research Australian poll found that almost two out of three people agree that more renewable energy is the solution to future energy needs, and a similar amount approve of Labor’s 50 per cent renewable energy target. In other significant findings 71 per cent think the Federal Government is not doing…
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Molten salt energy storage for South Australia
South Australia approves 150 MW concentrated solar thermal plant Although , using molten salt, this is a different technological process to our SoNick, sodium nickel chloride batteries but adds credence to the benefits of using molten salt as a storage medium for batteries. Unlike the lithium batteries that are so popular at the moment molten…
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What is a Molten Salt Battery
Molten Salt Battery When it comes to green energy, the intermittent nature of renewable sources like wind, solar, and tidal power presents a difficult problem for the electrical grid management. Peak energy production often doesn’t correlate well with peak energy demand, necessitating a means of storing excess energy when consumption is low. As renewable energy…
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Battery Drawdown Capabilities
Energy storage batteries come in a variety of different sizes and weights and each have different characteristics. Here is a comparison of some different battery technologies currently available in Australia with an indication of the amount of power that can be drawn down. You can see from this image that size is not necessarily…
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How will Climate Change affect Australia?
Across Australia, extreme weather events are projected to worsen as the climate warms further. Extreme heat is projected to increase across the entire continent, with significant increases in the length, intensity and frequency of heatwaves in many regions. The time spent in drought is projected to increase across Australia, especially in southern Australia.
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Comparing battery technologies
Until recently lead acid batteries have been the major player in the energy storage industry, particularly for off grid installations but they have serious limitations in terms of requiring customer maintenance and of course they are made from toxic materials. Recently, Tesla’s lithium ion batteries have received a lot of attention due to their advertised…