Published: 16 Feb 2021, 08:03
By:
Andy Colthorpe
Redflow ZBM2 energy storage unit in left foreground. Australian government minister Paul Fletcher (centre) visited the company s offices earlier this month with Cameron Penfold, regional sales director for Optus (left) and Redflow manging director Tim Harris (right). Image: Redflow.
Dozens of zinc-bromine flow battery units will be deployed at 56 remote telecommunications stations in Australia, supplied by manufacturer Redflow.
They are being installed as part of an Australian Federal government initiative to improve the resilience of communications networks in bushfire and other disaster prone areas of the country. Strengthening Telecommunications Against Natural Disasters (STAND) is a multi-faceted programme worth AU$37.1 million (US$28.85 million) in total.