advanced electricity storage technologies (aest) p

The call for projects for the Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) program Advanced Electricity Storage Technologies (AEST) closed on 13 April.


"Storage solutions for electricity generated by renewable and other intermittent energy sources are being sought.......

.....expressions of interest in the $20.4 million programme .....

“Both wind and solar energy sources are intermittent and cannot be relied on for consistent and predictable energy generation,” .....

...... a larger and more effective storage capacity would give renewable energy generators a better opportunity to expand their resources and sell energy into the Australian electricity grid at optimal periods. .....

.....Electricity storage solutions sought under the programme may involve a range of technologies, including battery, electro-mechanical, chemical and thermal storage solutions in either off-grid or on-grid situations."

SEE WHAT THE AGO's OWN REPORT SAID ABOUT THE VANADIUM FLOW BATTERY http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/renewable/aest/pubs/aest-review.pdf

This now out-of-date document points out the operational advantages of the vrb-ess as well as doing an estimate of installed costs, being from $500 to $3000 per kW, moderated by the size of the unit ranging from $100-$1200 kWhr.

Prices have almost certainly dropped since the paper was writen in 2005