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German battery giant Sonnen teams with Australian solar tile maker to take on Tesla
Sophie Vorrath25 May 20170 comments

German battery maker Sonnen in new partnership with Australian roofing company that is set to launch its own integrated solar tile.

Solar
"Solar farmlet" on livestock exchange leads rural push to local generation
Sophie Vorrath25 May 20170 comments

Regional Victorian city of Wangaratta to install 750kW on the sprawling new rooftop of the council-owned Wangaratta Livestock Exchange.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Stunning new lows in cost of large scale solar and battery storage
Giles Parkinson24 May 20170 comments

New contract signed in Arizona reveals record low price for large scale solar in US, and a stunning reduction in the price of battery storage. The new combined solar and storage deal of below 4.5c/kWh cuts previous prices by more than 60 per cent and is far cheaper than a peaking gas plant.

Solar
Why a 5kW solar system probably isn’t ‘too big’ for your home
James Martin24 May 20170 comments

Two of the most popular residential solar PV system sizes in Australia are 3kW and 5kW. Which system size is the better investment – and why?

Solar
Redflow zinc bromine batteries tapped for Dutch solar-powered dairy
Sophie Vorrath24 May 20170 comments

Six Redflow 10kWh ZBM2 zinc-bromine flow batteries have been selected to be installed at a Dutch dairy farm, to store and manage the solar supply from a 50kW rooftop array.

Solar
Australia's new solar 'burbs' – where rooftop PV is mandatory
Sophie Vorrath24 May 20170 comments

New suburb in the ACT has laid claim to being Australia’s first to have made a minimum of 3kW rooftop solar mandatory on every new-build home. And now they're adding battery storage, too.

Battery/Storage
Enphase may add back-up capability to batteries as sales fall short
Giles Parkinson24 May 20170 comments

Enphase concedes it won't meet its ambitious sales targets for its first year, as many consumers wait for further price falls. But it is considering adding "back-up" capacity in its next generation product.

Battery/Storage
Redflow admits it can’t match lithium batteries on price in home market
Giles Parkinson23 May 20170 comments

Flow battery storage manufacturer Redflow abandons bulk home battery market due to price issues, to focus on bigger installations in commercial, industrial and off-grid sector.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Solar
How many Teslas does it take to black out an apartment block?
Sophie Vorrath23 May 20170 comments

City of Sydney backs study by local start-up, Wattblock, into how Australia's apartment buildings will accommodate – and power – mass EV uptake.

Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables
LEGO Group reaches 100% renewable energy target 3 years ahead of schedule
Joshua S Hill22 May 20170 comments

LEGO's announcement comes thanks to the completion and operationalization of the 258 megawatt Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm.

Solar
Queensland govt kicks off solar trial for low-income, rental households
Sophie Vorrath22 May 20170 comments

Qld govt scheme to use rooftop solar to cut the electricity costs of low income and rental households has begun being rolled out in the south-east, with plans to extend the trial throughout the state.

Solar
2MW solar plant powers Jordan refugee camp – a world first
Sophie Vorrath19 May 20170 comments

Syrian refugees at the UNHCR's Azraq camp in Jordan have electricity for the first time in 2.5 years, after a 2MW solar PV plant – funded by IKEA – was switched on this week.

Solar
Lismore community solar plant switched on, marking Australian first
Sophie Vorrath17 May 20170 comments

One of Australia’s first community-funded, council operated solar farms is up and running this week, after the switching on of a 99kW rooftop PV system at the Goonellabah Sports & Aquatic Centre in Lismore, NSW.

Solar
Mullumbimby aims for 100% renewable energy – by 2020
Giles Parkinson17 May 20170 comments

Community group in Northern Rivers town of Mullumbimby aiming for 100% renewables - by 2020.

Solar
Rooftop solar: Sydney and other city CBDs have barely tapped 'solar goldmines'
Sophie Vorrath16 May 20170 comments

Sydney's CBD has huge untapped rooftop solar potential that could save businesses and homes $70m a year on power costs, according to new study that has lessons for all Australia's capital cities.

Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Horizon Power extends WA off-grid solar and storage trial
Sophie Vorrath15 May 20170 comments

WA network operator to take more remote regional customers off grid, with solar, battery storage and back-up diesel, after success of 2016 pilot.

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