Victoria’s Monash University has begun work on an innovative solar and battery storage-based renewable energy microgrid.
Regulator cracks down on double dipping for replacing "dodgy" rooftop solar
Clean Energy Regulator says new rule will make replacement rooftop solar panels ineligible for the government rebate, in an effort to boost the standard of installs.
HydroTasmania takes Rottnest Island to 45% renewables with new solar array
WA’s Rottnest Island can now meet up to 90% of its electricity demand from solar and wind energy, after a 600kW solar array was added to the existing hybrid wind and diesel system.
Battery-powered pizza: Beating network squeeze with 10 Tesla Powerwalls
Domino’s Pizza franchise in western Sydney installs “world’s largest” commercial Tesla Powerwall 2 battery system for half the price of a grid upgrade. Is this the new normal for small businesses?
Queensland council saves $1.9m in grid costs from single Tesla Powerpack
A Queensland local government council has installed what is believed to be Australia’s first off-grid solar and battery storage system to use a Tesla Powerpack, to maintain local drinking water quality around the clock.
Battery ban off the table after industry roundtable “consensus”
Standards Australia says industry roundtable has broadly agreed to “review” proposed rule banning li-ion batteries from being installed inside homes and garages. But rifts emerge in industry.
Five things we learned this week about home battery storage
Five things we learned this past week about the state of Australia’s home battery storage market, the rules that govern it, the “Tesla effect”, how companies are competing, and which governments are on the ball.
Goulburn Council floats solar PV as a way to cut water costs
Goulburn Council to commission feasibility studies into installing floating solar on government water stores, to slash power costs.
Consumers see solar and battery storage as key to cutting bills
Poll reveals batteries could soon be as “common as dishwashers” in Australian homes, in race to cut power bills with solar and storage.
Origin Energy trials solar trading with blockchain start-up Power Ledger
Origin Energy will trial peer-to-peer solar energy trading using the blockchain-based platform of Perth start-up Power Ledger.