Observing the global battery industry from within the world's #1 lithium producing region.
Joined January 2019
- Tweets3.3K
- Following187
- Followers924
- Likes1.7K
A summer of record renewables, record demand highs and record demand lows, and no blackouts
Source: RenewEconomy
search.app/xbjs
1
66
Biggest coal generator has zero appetite for nuclear in a market where grid flexibility is king reneweconomy.com.au/biggest-…
56
Rio Tinto turns to big batteries to underpin green smelters, as firmed renewables eclipse gas and coal reneweconomy.com.au/rio-tint…
4
98
Waiting for those things to get up and running is a great way to be left behind while your competitors move ahead at exponential rates.
Data centres looking to meet power needs are emerging as a new dedicated market for small modular reactors
Up to 25 gigawatts of SMR capacity for data centres has been announced
And tech companies' strong credit ratings can facilitate financing 👉 iea.li/40kkbwS
70
Meanwhile, in 2024, China installed more than 200GW of solar.
Just add batteries.
Small modular reactors, known as SMRs, can be a gamechanger for nuclear energy
They can be quicker to build with greater scope for cost reductions, driven by innovation
By 2050, over 1,000 SMRs could start operating with a combined capacity of 120 GW ➡️ iea.li/4g2bWez
100
Australia's solar power surge is world-leading, but energy storage is lagging. Are cheaper household batteries inevitable? - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2024-08-02/d…
2
77
Nuclear energy is more expensive than renewables, CSIRO report finds - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2023-12-21/n…
1
83
I can't believe we are still having this discussion 10 years down the track. Actually, I can...
Tesla warns of urgent battery supply chain policy reform needed Down Under
spglobal.com/marketintellige…
1
282
"An average of more than 1GW a day of new solar is being installed around the world, according to data from BNEF, with China well and truly leading the charge."
reneweconomy.com.au/world-is…