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How a dairy farm used solar and Aussie battery technology to take the power back

August 4, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Solar and an Energy Renaissance battery system cuts Victorian dairy farm’s grid electricity use by up to 95%, slashes its energy and fuel bills by $70,000 a year.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Featured, Solar

Rooftop solar market cools in July as bumpy 2022 continues

August 3, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Rooftop solar market dips to a total of 219MW of PV panels installed on homes and businesses across the country, down from 226MW in June.

Filed Under: Solar, News

“Milestone” as first home quits gas in town’s shift to electrification

August 3, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Image: Horizon Power

Horizon Power’s plan to shift an entire town off the reticulated gas network made its start this week, with the first household transitioned to all-electric.

Filed Under: Solar, Energy Efficiency, Policy

Redflow lands big new battery order for off-grid Kangaroo Island icon

July 28, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Image: Southern Ocean Lodge

After being destroyed by fire over Australia’s devastating Black Summer, the Southern Ocean Lodge is being resurrected, complete with a hybrid renewable microgrid.

Filed Under: Off-Grid, Battery/Storage, Featured, Solar

Regulator updates rooftop solar rules to allow for multiple installers

July 26, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Clean Energy Regulator announces small but important change to rules governing the installation of rooftop solar under the federal SRES rebate scheme.

Filed Under: Solar, Policy

JinkoSolar launches “Suntank” home battery in Australia

July 25, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

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Image: JinkoSolar
jinko solar suntank battery

China-based PV giant JinkoSolar announces Australian launch of its modular lithium iron phosphate energy storage system called Suntank.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, News, Solar

Dramatic lift in solar battery sales as households seek energy “insurance”

July 21, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Image: Solar Edge

A message to solar installers: if you’re not including battery storage in your quotes to new customers, then you should be. At least that’s what the data says.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Featured, Solar

Tesla reveals huge number of Powerwall home batteries installed in Australia

July 19, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Tesla Powerwall 2 home battery system

Tesla reveals total number of Powerwall home battery energy storage systems installed in Australia, to date – a six-fold increase on 2019 installs.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, News, Solar

Rooftop solar installer cops fine, loses accreditation, over rebate fraud

July 18, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Canberra-based solar installer fined and stripped of accreditation after being convicted of providing false or misleading documents to get solar rebate.

Filed Under: Solar, News, Policy

Seven ways to boost household energy resilience to climate-driven disasters

July 15, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Image: Wikimedia Commons

Extreme weather events put energy supplies at risk. Consumers can boost their resilience with everything from solar-powered torch to an EV.

Filed Under: Off-Grid, Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Software/Gadgets, Solar

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