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?
Homes of the future could use only 10% grid power: Synergy
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.
Australian all-electric bus drives into record books – 1,018km on one charge
After successfully driving from Melbourne to Sydney on one charge, Brighsun’s all-electric bus has clocked a Guinness World Record of 1,018km on one charge.
