Researchers have discovered that water generates an electrical charge up to 10 times greater than previously understood when moving across surfaces, according to findings published on Tuesday by RMIT University and the University of Melbourne. The research team observed that when water droplets become stuck on tiny bumps or rough spots, force builds up until…
An old Broken Hill mine site will soon be transformed into a first-of-its-kind compressed air energy storage system, according to a statement released by the NSW government on Tuesday. The Minns Labor Government provided planning approval for Hydrostor’s compressed air energy storage system with a capacity of 200 megawatts (MW) / 1,600 MW-hours (MWh). The…
An eco-friendly, high-performance organic battery is being developed by scientists at UNSW Sydney. A team of scientists at UNSW Chemistry have successfully developed an organic material that is able to store protons, and used it to create a rechargeable proton battery in the lab. By leveraging hydrogen ions – protons – instead of traditional lithium,…
Engineering researchers from Monash University have formed a new lithium sulphur (Li-S) battery startup, armed with chemistry inspired by an over-the-counter antiseptic and initially targeting drone applications. According to a statement from the university on Tuesday, the team behind Ghove Energy has “overcome one of the last remaining barriers to commercialisation” for the battery type.…
Li-S Energy has successfully completed its first uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) test flights, powered by the company’s twelve cell lithium sulfur battery pack. The flight tests aimed to demonstrate that the company’s LiS cells can be configured into a battery pack, integrated into a fixed wing UAV, and successfully flown for take-off, ascent, level flight,…
Adelaide-based thermal energy storage company 1414 Degrees has appointed John O’Donnell (pictured) as its General Manager, beginning in the role on Tuesday. In a statement from the company on Monday, it said that O’Donnell will lead implementation “pioneering clean heat technologies across industries globally” and comes with experience “span[ning] the project lifecycle from solution-design to…
Consumers will soon be able to operate like their own mini power station, generating and storing electricity through rooftop panels, home batteries and the batteries in electric vehicles, and feeding power into the grid when prices are highest. This stems from decisions spearheaded by Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen and agreed to by…
Long duration energy storage (LDES) developer and operator Hydrostor and the New South Wales (NSW) government have signed a Crown Lands agreement to enable the construction of the Silver City Energy Storage Centre designed to provide backup power to Broken Hill. With the region recently suffering prolonged energy supply blackouts, the project will support the…
The Envirostream Australia subsidiary of Livium Ltd has been awarded an $850,000 grant from the Western Australia government to support the development of Envirostream’s battery recycling operations in the state. Formerly known as Lithium Australia, Livium is developing a whole of life lithium value chain including Envirostream recycling which currently recycles batteries at a facility…
Gravitational energy storage developer Green Gravity has begun minesite concept engineering, and local community engagement in Mount Isa, Queensland for the deployment of up to 2 GWh of gravitational energy storage. Green Gravity is working with the Mount Isa City Council and copper mining company Glencore to examine the potential of utilising mineshafts at the…