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The Climate Council says Australia is on the cusp of a reliable renewable energy future and the Clean Energy Council has offered SA some advice on further boosting battery uptake.<\/p>\n

Climate Council – Fully Charged<\/h2>\n

A new Climate Council report says Australia’s renewables and battery storage boom will keep the nation\u2019s power grid “fully charged”. As well as large-scale storage, batteries installed in homes across Australia will also play a role as part of\u00a0 distributed systems.<\/p>\n

Australia’s love affair with home battery storage is still really in its first blush, but how many systems are in place at this stage?<\/p>\n

The Clean Energy Regulator has been keeping figures since 2014 on concurrent solar + battery installations; but as for retrofits, numbers have been a bit of a mystery.<\/p>\n

The Climate Council report states 6,750 new home battery systems<\/a> were installed in 2016, with that figure predicted to have tripled\u00a0 last year to more than 20,000 – but there doesn’t appear to be a reasonably solid final tally for 2017 as yet. In September, One Step Off The Grid reported<\/a> more than 7,000 were installed across the nation in the first six months of 2017, with the 20k figure expected to be achieved for the year.<\/p>\n

Recent data<\/a> from the Clean Energy Regulator indicates there were 3,147 battery systems installed concurrently with solar last year1<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0 (6,559 since 2014<\/a>). Based on the Climate Council report number, that would mean approximately 16,850 retrofits to existing solar power systems<\/a> may have occurred in 2017, assuming minimal installations associated with other applications.<\/p>\n

The Climate Council notes the cost of lithium-ion batteries has plummeted 80% since 2010 and costs are expected to halve again by 2025.<\/p>\n

“74% of people polled from across Australia2<\/a><\/sup> expect household batteries to be commonplace in homes in the next decade,” states the report, which can be downloaded here<\/a> (PDF).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While upbeat about small and large scale storage in its various forms such as batteries, pumped hydro and thermal, the report says Australia could reach 30% – 50% renewables by 2030 without significant new energy storage required.<\/p>\n

States and territories have been leading by example on renewables and storage, but Climate Councillor and former BP President Greg Bourne said<\/a> the Federal Government was still “missing in action” over credible and coherent energy and climate policy at a national level.<\/p>\n

Clean Energy Council Battery Advice For SA<\/h2>\n

There’s been no shortage of energy and storage related announcements<\/a> in South Australia recently in the lead-up to state elections next month, including an initiative that will see 50,000 homes fitted with solar + battery systems to form a virtual power station.<\/p>\n

“The South Australian election is particularly important from a renewable energy perspective given the high profile of energy policy in the state and the strong leadership of the current government,” says Clean Energy Council Chief Executive Kane Thornton.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The CEC commends South Australia’s government for its efforts to date and has offered a number of recommendations that it believes will enhance the uptake of battery storage in SA.<\/p>\n

Among them:<\/p>\n

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  1. Make zero interest credit lines available to approved battery suppliers so the Tesla solar+ battery initiative<\/a> can be replicated on a mass scale.<\/li>\n
  2. Extend battery schemes to include small and medium-sized businesses in rural and regional South Australia.<\/li>\n
  3. Funding and supply of battery systems for schools, hospitals and critical public infrastructure.<\/li>\n
  4. The removal of restrictions on battery system capacity3<\/a><\/sup> allowed in homes and businesses.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The full list can be viewed here<\/a> (PDF).<\/p>\n

    “These recommendations provide a pathway for future governments and the storage industry to make batteries a key part of South Australia\u2019s energy future,” said<\/a> Mr. Thornton.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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