Redflow belatedly eyes local battery manufacture

Flow battery manufacture Redflow has announced what it calls ‘a significant step towards delivering local manufacturing’ through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Queensland energy generator Stanwell Corporation. The Australian company, which has until now chosen to manufacture its zinc-bromine flow battery overseas, will collaborate with Stanwell on the development and deployment…

Novel battery types to be tested in WA remote communities

Governments and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency are backing trials of two energy-dense battery types not seen on electric vehicles to test the feasibility of battery micro-grids to supply those living in off-grid communities. With $2.85 million each from ARENA and the Western Australian government, regional energy provider Horizon Power will pilot two battery technologies…