Tag: New South Wales
Car Yards Empty As EV Sales Surge in Australia
In response to rising petrol and diesel costs and the uncertainty of where they will peak, March has seen a surge in Electric Vehicle sales across Australia and New Zealand. Reports of rapidly increasing search numbers — doubling each week — according to reports in the main stream media led … [continued]
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Buffering Batteries: The Grid Enhancing Technology No One Calls A GET
Buffering batteries placed near transmission constraints are rarely listed among grid enhancing technologies. The usual list includes advanced conductors, dynamic line rating, and power flow control devices. All of those technologies increase the instantaneous capacity of transmission lines. Batteries do not do that. A battery cannot turn a 500 MW … [continued]
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AEVA Registers Progress on EV Charging in Strata Title Apartment Buildings
My attention was drawn to a Facebook post announcing that an EV support group was launching a register of strata title (condo) buildings that offered charging for tenants with an electric vehicle. I contacted Peter Campbell and we had a great conversation via email and phone. Mind you, I may … [continued]
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400 MW Solar Power Farm Has Huge Battery System Too (Video)
Robert Llewellyn, from the Everything Electric Tech show (as well as Red Dwarf and various other TV shows), recently drove a Polestar to visit a huge solar power and energy storage facility in Australia. The solar power portion has nearly one million solar panels, and there is a huge battery … [continued]
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Electric Buses Prove Their Worth Down Under
Transport for New South Wales has announced that data from regional trials have proven the worth of electric buses. “To date, the 12 new electric buses in the trial have delivered generally positive outcomes, operating across 1,627 bus days and covering more than 300,000 kilometers. The average distance each vehicle … [continued]
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