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David Carroll

David Carroll

David Carroll

David is a senior journalist with more than 25 years’ experience in the Australian media industry as a writer, designer and editor for print and online publications. Based in Queensland – Australia’s Sunshine State – he joined pv magazine Australia in 2020 to help document the nation’s ongoing shift to solar.

david.carroll@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by David Carroll

Projects & Applications

Jinko plans Australian solar and 800 MWh battery project Chinese PV developer Jinko Power has applied to the Australian government seeking approval for a 600 MW solar farm and a battery energy storage project in Queensland's southwest.

Dec 05, 2024

Grid-scale

Shell, Eku add 400 MWh battery to Victoria’s grid One of the biggest battery energy storage systems (BESS) built in Victoria has been switched on, providing essential grid services and helping to increase the state’s renewable energy hosting capacity.

Dec 03, 2024

Flow batteries

Horizon Power starts vanadium battery trial in Australia Western Australia’s state-owned regional energy provider, Horizon Power, has officially launched the trial of a vanadium flow battery (VFB) in the northern part of the state as it investigates how to integrate long-duration energy storage into its network, microgrids, and other off-grid power systems.

Nov 29, 2024

Markets

Wartsila says right signals needed to drive Australian battery investment One of the biggest players in Australia’s surging battery energy storage system (BESS) market says regulators and policymakers must establish effective frameworks for market access and get the market signals right to ensure continued investment.

Nov 29, 2024

Grid-scale

Trina seeks approval for 1 GWh battery project in Australia Chinese giant Trina Solar has lodged plans to build a 1 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the state of Victoria as part of a broader strategy that aims to deliver more than 6.5 GW of renewables generation and storage in Australia.

Nov 27, 2024

Revenue streams

Engie signs Australian ‘virtual battery’ deal with Neoen Renewables developer Engie has signed a “virtual battery” deal with fellow French company Neoen that will allow it access to a 40 MW slice of the Victoria Big Battery's total scale.

Nov 26, 2024

Grid-scale

New South Wales provides green light for second 2 GWh battery in two days The clean energy transition in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) is ramping up with the state government providing planning approval for a second 2 GWh battery energy storage system in as many days.

Nov 26, 2024

Grid-scale

Approval for 2 GWh battery in Australia AGL has secured state planning approval to build a 500 MW battery with four hours of dispatchable capacity near Newcastle on the New South Wales (NSW) Central Coast.

Nov 25, 2024

Industry

Zen Energy lands Taiwanese investor, eyes battery storage in Australia, abroad Australian energy gentailer Zen Energy is considering offshore opportunities, eyeing energy storage and green hydrogen projects in Taiwan and potentially other countries after securing an AUD 43 million ($27.8 million) investment from Taipei-listed developer HD Renewable Energy Co.

Nov 15, 2024

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