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Energy Efficiency, Solar
Goulburn Council floats solar PV as a way to cut water costs
Sophie Vorrath26 Sep 20170 comments

Goulburn Council to commission feasibility studies into installing floating solar on government water stores, to slash power costs.

Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables, Solar
Hurricanes underline need for distributed solar for grid resilience
Titiaan Palazzi & Thomas Koch Blank26 Sep 20170 comments

During natural disasters, access to electricity is more critical than ever, a growing body of evidence suggests that states and countries that replace old, costly fossil-fired generators found greater reliability and resilience at lower costs.

Battery/Storage
Sonnen waives monthly fees for battery customers in new deal with installers
Giles Parkinson25 Sep 20170 comments

Sonnen offers "free energy" for households using approved installers, and says it has 2,000 battery sales so far in 2017 and keen to play FCAS market.

Solar
Solar Insiders Podcast September 22
Giles Parkinson and Nigel Morris25 Sep 20170 comments

The difficulty in getting hold of Tesla Powerwall stock is keeping a lid on household battery storage sales in Australia. The Solar Insiders podcast takes a look at the market.

Battery/Storage, Energy Efficiency, Solar
Consumers see solar and battery storage as key to cutting bills
Sophie Vorrath22 Sep 20170 comments

Poll reveals batteries could soon be as "common as dishwashers" in Australian homes, in race to cut power bills with solar and storage.

Software/Gadgets, Solar, Tariffs
Origin Energy trials solar trading with blockchain start-up Power Ledger
Sophie Vorrath21 Sep 20170 comments

Origin Energy will trial peer-to-peer solar energy trading using the blockchain-based platform of Perth start-up Power Ledger.

Battery/Storage, Policy
ACT tips another $4m into home battery subsidy scheme
Sophie Vorrath20 Sep 20170 comments

ACT government opens third competitive grants round, in a $4m extension of its home battery storage subsidisation scheme.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Battery storage uptake by households surges as grid costs soar
Sophie Vorrath20 Sep 20170 comments

New data shows home battery storage installations set to treble in 2017, even without a price fall. Once the technology gets cheaper, says SunWiz, batteries will be as 'common as the backyard pool.'

Battery/Storage, Solar
Off-grid solar + battery systems prove 15x more reliable than network
Sophie Vorrath20 Sep 20170 comments

Western Power pilot shows stand-alone solar + battery + diesel systems 15 times more reliable than grid, and could save $300 million in avoided network upgrade costs – but only if rules are change changed to allow the systems to be rolled out.

Electric Vehicles, Solar
Brisbane Airport rolls out massive 6MW solar project
Sophie Vorrath19 Sep 20170 comments

Huge 6MW solar upgrade at Brisbane Airport will supply 18% of electricity needs and save around $1m a year on energy bills.

Solar
Australia's top 10 solar postcodes, and the top solar locations by state
Sophie Vorrath18 Sep 20170 comments

New data has revealed the latest ranking of Australia's top 10 solar postcodes, including three new entries from Victoria, and one each from WA and NSW.

Battery/Storage
Redflow scores second major battery sale for remote Pacific Island projects
Sophie Vorrath18 Sep 20170 comments

Redflow gets second major order within months for its zinc bromine batteries for application on remote, Pacific Island sites.

Solar
WA council to install 200kW solar system at aquatic centre, save $73k a year
Sophie Vorrath15 Sep 20170 comments

City of Mandurah to save around $73,000 a year on power costs with the installation of a 200kW solar system at sports and aquatic centre.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Solar households to help power Melbourne stadium, in EnergyAustralia pilot
Sophie Vorrath13 Sep 20170 comments

Innovative EnergyAustralia pilot program allows solar customers to trade excess rooftop PV generation with MCG, in exchange for VIP stadium experiences.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Let's follow Malcolm Turnbull's rooftop solar and storage lead, and keep the lights on
Giles Parkinson and Sophie Vorrath13 Sep 20170 comments

Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is mighty proud of the upgraded rooftop solar array and battery storage system that he had installed in his Point Piper harbourside mansion in Sydney earlier this year. And rightly so – it's part of a vital new network resource that will help keep Australia's lights on.

Energy Efficiency, Solar
Victorian hospitals to tap solar through new state government scheme
Sophie Vorrath13 Sep 20170 comments

Victorian government earmarks $26 million to roll out solar and energy efficiency measures at hospitals across the state, as health sector power bills soar.

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