A blockchain-enabled electricity market that rewards trading with local and trusted “energy neighbours” has been proposed by a team of Australian researchers.
Researchers put case for blockchain-based market of “energy neighbours”
Rooftop solar rebate of up to 50 pct extended to small business in Victoria
Thousands of rooftop solar rebates offering up to 50% discount on cost of PV system to be made available to small businesses in Victoria.
Mining majors pledge to electrify industry with renewables, batteries, EVs
Fourteen companies join forces to decarbonise Australian mining industry and to help it harness the benefits of renewables, storage and electric vehicles.
Epho and Solgen: Is this the solar market consolidation Australia had to have?
AGL’s purchase of Epho and Solgen is a major endorsement of the booming market and the latest sign of a period of consolidation.
Victoria to fund “neighbourhood-scale” battery projects up to 5MW
Victorian government to fund series of “neighbourhood-scale” battery demonstration and pilot programs, to unlock the role shared storage can play on modern grid.
Rooftop solar installs head for more than 3.5GW in 2021 after record start to year
Australia’s rooftop solar market snaps back into gear after a well-earned slow-down in January, putting installs on track for another record-breaking year.
Goulburn community solar and battery project edges closer to construction
Community Energy 4 Goulburn calls for expressions of interest to design and build a community-owned 1.8MW solar farm with 400kW/800kWh battery.
Regulator issues formal recall notice for LG Energy home batteries
Voluntary recall formalised in Australia with ACCC notice warning of increased risk of fire in a number of LG Energy Solution home battery energy storage systems.
Energy giant GE chooses Australia to launch its first branded solar inverters
A range of GE-branded solar inverters have landed in Australia, going on sale Down Under before “any other country in the world,” and targeting the “high end” of the market.
Solar and battery storage to help power W.A. silver mine
Sliver and lead mine in Western Australia’s Gascoyne region signs PPA to source its electricity from a combination of solar, battery storage and gas.
