New projects in Queensland illustrate the perfect fit of Australia’s rapidly expanding aged care industry, and commercial solar.
Why some customers could be better off with no solar feed in tariff
IPART says beware of retailers offering high solar tariffs – some customers might be better off going with retailer that offers no tariff because of other not-so-hidden charges.
Redflow to offer ‘plug and play’ home battery storage, after cutting costs by 50%
Redflow says it has cut costs of its zinc bromide flow batteries by 50%, will have ‘plug n play’ storage for homes by early 2016.
Indigenous Australian 10kWh battery system set to launch – cheaper than Tesla
Brisbane indigenous company to launch 10kWh home battery storage system that it says will be cheaper than its closest competitors.
Victoria solar feed-in tariff to be slashed to 5c/kWh in 2016
Essential Services Commission confirms plan to cut Victoria solar FiT to 5c/kWh, one week after state govt promised to fight for rooftop solar rights.
ARENA says one million Australian homes "hungry" for battery storage
ARENA CEO says speed and impact of coming battery storage megashift ‘difficult to overstate’, but could have huge benefits for networks and consumers.
Sydney office building overhaul adds 99kW raised rooftop solar plant
Photon Energy Australia installs 99kW raised solar system on office building in Macquarie Park, Sydney, as part of a major renovation.
Council installs co-gen units at public pools to cut costs, emissions
Darebin Council chooses natural gas cogen – instead of solar – as part of major energy retrofit at its two community pools that will save it $100k a year.
The real problem with network demand: air-con and pool pumps
New data from a major Australian smart-grid study has revealed an energy divide between households with power-guzzling air-con and pools, and those without.
Tassie raspberry farm freezes costs with 50kW solar array
A raspberry farm in Tasmania’s Derwent Valley has installed a 50kW solar system in a paddock to help bring down growing energy costs.