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Solar Energy Storage in Chile: Tackling Record-Breaking Power Waste
Chile's Atacama Desert, the world's driest place, receives enough solar radiation to power South America twice over. Yet in 2024, the country wasted 6 TWh of solar energy - enough for 2.19 million households. What's causing this paradox of abundance amid scarcity? [2024-02-28 22:18]
Australia’s Energy Storage Revolution: Government Bets Big on 640GWh Capacity by 2050
You know, Australia's energy market is sort of like a rollercoaster these days. The National Electricity Market (NEM) experiences daily price swings that are 8 times higher than the global average[1][3]. With coal plants retiring and solar penetration hitting 16% in 2023[7], the grid's become alarmingly unstable. Last September alone, solar farms wasted 27% of their generated power due to lack of storage capacity[4]. [2024-07-21 10:27]