SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 — Renewable energy giant Neoen is expected to announce plans today for a major hybrid power plant in South Australia featuring 1,200 MW of wind, 600MW of…
South Australia
![Lessons in Backup Power Generation from South Australia](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/apr-energy-south-aus-plant-image-1.png)
Electricity demand spiked considerably in South Australia this past January as residents tried to stay cool in the middle of a record heat wave that brought temperatures up to 46.6°C…
![A Wind Experiment: The Hornsdale Wind Farm](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/splash_neoen-hornsdale-sty_1334_web.jpg)
Along with producing power from 99 turbines, the 309-MW Hornsdale Wind Farm in South Australia has helped trial new technologies that could ramp up power system security and reliability. At…
![Tesla Virtual Power Plant Takes Shape in Australia](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/fig-3-tesla-solar-powerwall-2_web.jpg)
Tesla in July released more details of its virtual power plant (VPP) project in South Australia (SA), outlining the initiative as well as its resources and the benefits it will…
![Tesla Bet and Delivered 100-MW/129-MWh Energy Storage System Within 100 Days](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/figure-4_hornsdalebattery.jpg)
The project to build one of the world’s largest lithium-ion battery storage systems started out as a bet—on Twitter. Last March, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted to Australian billionaire Mike…
![Tesla to Install World’s Largest Lithium-Ion Battery Storage Project](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fig-3_tesla-powerpack-battery-storage-project.jpeg)
A lithium-ion battery under development by Tesla in South Australia (SA) will be the world’s largest of its type when completed by the end of the year. Through a competitive…
![After Blackout, South Australia Wrests Control of Its Power Security](https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/figure-5_infingenlakebonney_southaustralia.jpg)
Freshly reeling from a statewide blackout, South Australia’s government in March released an energy plan that seeks to cut its reliance on an electricity interconnector with eastern Australia that feeds…