Western Australia again demonstrates its remote renewables leadership by powering Pilbara town of Onslow entirely on solar and battery storage.
Sydney apartment block goes solar, plus 24 Tesla Powerwall batteries
New-build apartment complex adds bespoke solar solution, including what is believed to be Australia’s biggest residential Powerwall installation.
Where WA is installing all that rooftop solar – and where home batteries are following suit
New AEMO map details where Western Australia’s “amazing” distributed PV resource is being amassed, and where behind-the-meter battery storage is gaining momentum.
NT supercharges home battery rebate, with more money and new rules
Northern Territory government expands and updates home and business battery scheme, boosting it by $2.8m, offering more flexibility in size of systems and ensuring VPP readiness.
Battery joins wind-based microgrid to help WA town quit diesel
Remote Western Australia coastal town of Coral Bay chips away at diesel dependence with addition of lithium-ion battery system to its existing wind-based microgrid.
“BMW of batteries:” Solarwatt launches home storage system, backed by automaker
German-made modular, lithium-ion home energy storage system called Battery flex has been launched by Solarwatt in “close collaboration” with BMW Group.
Community battery underway at Victorian town shooting for 100 pct renewables
Works are underway on the installation and commissioning of a community-scale battery energy storage system at the regional Victorian town of Yackandandah.
LG launches new rooftop solar module range, “ideally suited” to Australia
LG Electronics says a “significant” series of modules from its NeON range – including the flagship NeON H – to launch in Australia in June-July.
Longi sets three new world records for solar cell efficiency
Longi has set three new solar cell efficiency world records, each independently verified by the Institute for Solar Energy Research in Germany.
Industry skewers “messy” solar tax proposal in joint submission to AEMC
“A messy regime that might not even be implemented uniformly across states:” Joint industry submission pokes more holes in AEMC solar export charge proposal.