AGL chief says 1.4MW solar PV array across Yalumba wineries in SA shows how distributed energy empowers business, offering greater control of energy use and costs, resilience during system failures.
Most Australian households looking at battery storage just want to make the most of their solar investment and use as little grid supplied energy as possible. But what should they look to buy?
Solar shading is the dirty phrase of the solar industry. There are plenty of people who have been sold a solar system only to find that its output is far less than what was promised.
With space heating beginning to look like a high carbon option, can ‘person’ heating make a comeback? Developments in radiant heating technology suggest it can.
GCL_SI's E-KwBe battery joins the rush of storage systems flooding the Australian market as demand for such technology soars.
Walkabout Creek Hotel, made famous in the film Crocodile Dundee, will save more than $3,000 a year on energy after installing a 6.2kW solar PV system.
Solar and storage micro-grid will lead to town of Onslow sourcing 70 per cent of its electricity from renewables, improve reliability, reduce costs and state subsidies.
China's Trinabest has launched its residential battery storage product on the Australian market, offering two sizes of its lithium-ion phosphate PowerCube.
UTS will cool a number of its buildings at its city campus by piping chilled air in from a nearby district cooling system.
Energeia report finds that an enlightened Australian electricity market, built around demand-based network tariffs, could save as much as $16bn in avoided infrastructure costs and cut power bills by 30%.
Boutique retailer Urth Energy offers customers chance to cash in on wholesale rates of electricity when exporting their solar power back to the grid.
Australian battery storage developer Redflow says it has received a $600,000 order from a Melbourne-based energy system installer.
New solar modules are producing nearly twice as much as early models at the start of the solar boom. That is important as households add storage, provide power for electric vehicles and consider going off grid.
You’re thinking about installing batteries for your solar PV system, but aren’t clear about how much storage capacity you need. Numbers suggest a smaller battery bank is probably a better investment than a larger one (at least for now).
We are witnessing a horrible dumbing down and commoditisation of solar and storage in Australia, when it should be the reverse.
Community solar programs are popping up rapidly, offering electric customers an opportunity to own a slice of solar energy production.