Tesla says Australian customers can ‘put money down’ for Tesla Powerwall battery storage units before Christmas, with the nation’s first authorised reseller set to be named.
Tesla Powerwall hits Australian market, local installers to be named
Homes of the future could use only 10% grid power: Synergy
WA network operator Synergy sees a future where new-build homes source only 10% of their energy from the grid. But with battery storage costs falling, will they bother with the grid at all?
Australian shared solar technology targets untapped rental market
Australian tech startup, Matter, has launched a technology that aims to give Australia’s 2.4 million rented households access to cheaper solar power.
Synergy proposes 'sun tax' on WA solar households
A proposal by Western Australia’s state-owned electricity provider, Synergy, to effectively double the charge to connect the state’s more than 191,000 solar households to the grid has been slammed as unfair and counter-productive.
Battery storage: What’s on offer, and by whom? (updated)
Amid predictions that half of all Australian households will have solar and battery storage within the decade, it’s time to do a stocktake of what is available on the Australian market. (This is an updated list).
How renewables can kick industry's gas habit: 1 report and 3 case studies
ARENA-backed report says there is a renewable energy alternative for most industry gas applications, to reduce the sector’s exposure to an increasingly uncertain and costly gas market.
NSW 100% renewable energy retailer nears $3m mark in share offer
NSW community-owned energy retail start-up has extended its share offer for a second time as it nears its minimum target of $3 million.
Suburban micro-grid development explored in ARENA-backed project
ARENA-backed project to investigate how PV and storage systems could provide ‘behind the meter’ power needs for suburban communities.
Household battery storage is a game changer – but is it safe?
With residential battery storage set to boom, a new consumer report by the CSIRO answers some of the key questions we should all be asking about the technology many predict will be a feature in half of all Australian households by the end of the decade.
Northern Territory IGA taps solar through commercial PPA
A Northern Territory supermarket has installed a 60kW rooftop solar system through a power purchase agreement that will save it 25% on energy costs.
