Bid to extend solar to Australia’s millions of apartment dwellers gains new ground in partnership between electricity retailer LPE and solar sharing pioneer Allume Energy.
Ausgrid seeks thousands of homes to take part in expanded virtual power plant
After a successful phase one, Ausgrid launches second phase of household battery-based virtual power plant, with two new “aggregator” partners – ShineHub and Evergen.
Barossa Valley community solar co-op issues first call for members
A community solar energy cooperative based out of South Australia’s Barossa Valley region has put out the call for members, as it works to bed down its first host project.
Solar and battery schools “test case” fast-tracked in ACT Covid recovery plan
ACT government fast-tracks solar and battery installation at two public schools, to reduce grid demand and school energy costs and provide economic stimulus.
W.A. installs first Tesla community battery in state’s Goldfields region
Western Power installs first of 10 grid-connected PowerBank “community batteries” in Kalgoorlie-Bolder to support uptake of more solar and help smooth the grid.
Queensland fast-tracks school solar roll-out in bid to beat Covid blues
Queensland government plan to install “virtual solar farm” across 800-plus state schools has been fast-tracked, in an effort to support industry through Covid-19 downturn.
ARENA-backed rooftop solar “power station” switched on and playing both sides of meter
Epho Commercial Solar’s 1.7MW “urban solar plant” built to demonstrate the “tens of gigawatts” of potential for solar power generation on Australia’s industrial rooftops, has been completed and commissioned in Sydney’s west.
Risen Energy joins bid to deliver solar and storage for bushfire victims
Risen Energy joins 5B, Tesla, Enphase, and software billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes in bid to power bushfire-affected communities with stand-alone solar and storage.
JinkoSolar jumps in to 500W+ module race with Tiger Pro series
JinkoSolar ups the ante in the race past 500W with the launch of an industry-leading 580W PV module.
Covid-19 slow-down could sting consumers in shift to distributed energy market
Covid-19 slow-down in Australia’s uptake of solar, batteries and EVs could cancel out billions of dollars of consumer benefits promised by the transition to a two-way distributed energy market.