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This wasn't a good look the other week at the Geelong battery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPkYoE8IYh8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPkYoE8IYh8 But the
by dwd 5y ago
This wasn't a good look the other week at the Geelong battery:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPkYoE8IYh8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPkYoE8IYh8
But the Hornsdale unit has paid for itself multiple times, and shown how a battery at this scale can support every other asset on the grid.
https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/tesla-big-battery-outsmarts-lumbering-coal-units-after-loy-yang-trips-70003/ https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/tesla-big-battery-outsmart...
https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/tesla-big-batterys-stunning-interventions-smooths-transition-to-zero-carbon-grid-35624/ https://reneweconomy.wpengine.com/tesla-big-batterys-stunnin...
- sschueller 5y agoHow does it compare to a hydroelectric plant with a storage lake? IMO the hydro plant is an initially larger investment and has some impact on the surrounding area but it will last for generations. It can also run at full capacity within seconds and future efficiency improvements in generators are easily upgraded.
- dwd 5y agoAustralia has a massive hydro system - the Snowy. But it's over 50 years old at least and wouldn't have the control systems. Hornsdale has some pretty impressive software allowing it to go from charging to jumping in so fast.