A fifth PowerBank battery installed by W.A. to help balance the state’s grid, allow more customers to install solar, and offer a “community” storage option to local solar homes.
Off-grid battery to shift NT Titjikala community to solar only, by day
A 970kWh battery added to existing 400kW solar array expected to take remote Northern Territory Indigenous community almost entirely off its diesel power supply.
Sonnen unveils new battery range, including home “power station” blackout solution
New SonnenBatterie 10 home energy storage range unveiled in Germany, including a three-phase “islanding” solution that turns a home into a solar “power station” if the grid fails.
Trina charts path to 600W solar modules with launch of TrinaPro Mega
Global PV giant makes renewed push into large-scale PV market with launch of ultra-high power integrated solar modules with an output exceeding 500W.
World-first home battery performance guide submitted to Standards Australia
A draft home Battery Performance Standard has been submitted to Standards Australia, after being put together over two years by an industry-wide consortium led by DNV GL.
Tesla Powerwalls tapped to help world’s fastest sailing race ditch diesel
Tesla teams with global catamaran racing championship, SailGP, to switch the fledgling sport’s diesel-fuelled mobile recharging stations to solar and battery storage.
Soluna batteries gain CEC approval for installation in Australian homes
Newly launched home battery systems of Australia-China joint venture added to Clean Energy Council’s list of approved lithium-based storage devices.
How green is your electricity? New Australian software identifies origin of supply
A new software platform that will allow consumers to choose the provenance of their renewable electricity supply, and help establish clean energy communities, is set to be rolled out in Australia.
“Australian first” network to deliver renewable electricity and hot water from organic waste
Barwon Water led Renewable Organics Network project will use reclaimed organic waste to produce electricity, hot water and soil improver in Victoria’s south-west.
Cairns council installs another 1.7MW of solar across wastewater plants
Solgen Energy says 1.7MW of solar – including four “mini solar farms” – installed across five Cairns wastewater treatment plants will cut grid electricity consumption by 25%.