Households
Synergy and Western Power extend “shared storage” trial to two more W.A. suburbs, after initial Tesla community battery install proves a huge success.
Off-Grid
For this household lucky enough to be still standing after the NSW south coast bushfires, having rooftop solar and a back-up battery storage system has been invaluable.
Communities
Australia’s current bushfire crisis has underscored the urgent need to decentralise our electricity grid. Building up networks of household solar batteries is the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to get this done.
Communities
A 70kW solar 54kWh battery storage system installed on a Melbourne apartment block will use Allume Energy technology to share cheap clean power between 52 low-income tenants.
Communities
The NSW home to Australia’s biggest steelworks, Wollongong, has committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050, with a view to reducing that timeline to 2030.
Households
Rooftop solar has unveiled voltage issues in the grid, but is not necessarily the cause. A new study shows how it can help address these voltage issues.
Households
Solar Victoria has released an expansive data set explaining the detail of which companies got what in the Labor state government’s sometimes controversial rooftop solar rebate scheme. Here’s what it tells us.
Households
GreenSync strikes deal for solar trading platform for customers of US battery and micro-inverter maker Enphase Energy.
Households
Rooftop solar delivers record low Q3 minimum demand in W.A. after accounting for 45% of overall supply on one day, and also helps send prices negative.
Households
Mirvac says owners of its solar and storage “as standard” townhouses may never pay another electricity bill again, as the property developer begins roll-out of $20,000 PV and battery systems at no extra cost as part of CEFC-backed initiative.
Addressing the issue of energy efficiency is a complex task with many possible solutions. Fundamentally it will require a shift in the way Australia views housing – from property to home.
Tesla solar PV panels now available for order in Australia, and reservations also open to those interested in Tesla’s complete solar roof.
The easiest way to reduce your electricity bill is to reduce your consumption. But what if this is not a simple choice? What if switching off could be a lethal decision?
Having run out of space on land, a solar array has been floated on the open waters of the Arabian Gulf to help power the Abu Dhabi resort island of Nurai.
