As rooftop solar continues to boom in Australia, a new report suggests household battery storage could soon follow suit, with uptake predicted to have tripled in 2017, and costs of the key technology expected to halve in less than seven years.
New-build homes with solar and storage? “It’s going to be the norm”
With the cost of electricity going up, and the cost of solar going down, including battery storage and rooftop PV in new home packages is soon “just going to be the norm”, says Australian home builder Metricon. Already, they’re putting them in around half of the new homes they build.
CEFC backed green loan scheme hopes to boost EV uptake
New green loan scheme backed by Clean Energy Finance Corporation to offer cheaper finance to buy and lease low and zero emissions vehicles.
How a Tasmanian community is taking the power back
The local NGO behind the push to develop a solar and battery storage microgrid in on the Tasman Peninsula explains why the pilot project is so important for their fringe-of-grid community.
More solar beer as Melbourne boutique brewer installs 100kW rooftop PV
Collingwood craft brewer Stomping Ground Brewing Co will make its beer with solar power, after installing a 96.3kW PV system.
CSIRO virtual power station trial cuts household power costs by 60%
Households taking part in a CSIRO designed Virtual Power Station trial have used solar, battery storage, energy monitoring to save up to 60% on electricity bills.
Norway electric ferry cuts emissions by 95%, costs by 80%
Orders roll in for Norwegian made all-electric car ferry, after prototype cuts carbon emissions by 95% and operating cost by 80% compared to fuel-powered counterparts.
"State's biggest" solar + battery storage microgid to power SA Produce Markets
A $10.5m microgid combining 2.5MW solar PV, 4.2MWh of Tesla battery packs, 2.5MW diesel generator will power SA wholesale fruit and vege market, save stall holders $500k a year.
Solar portables that can help power schools tested in NSW pilot
An ARENA-backed pilot at two NSW schools will trial super efficient portables with enough solar to power three classrooms.
Solar + Tesla battery storage offered as sweetener for "knockdown rebuild" homes
Porter Davis offers rooftop solar and battery storage to new home builders, as part of a limited offer for “knockdown rebuild” homes in Victoria.