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Victorian dairy quits grid, turns to solar power and vanadium flow battery

October 17, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath 3 Comments

Victorian dairy farm looks to cover all its electricity needs with “affordable and reliable” renewable energy, via 450kW solar and 80kW/320kWh vanadium redox flow battery.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

What does Australia’s new battery installation standard mean for you?

October 17, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath 7 Comments

Australia now has a standard for residential battery storage installations. We look at what it means for customers, and installers.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Policy

Victoria delivers another 4,000 rooftop solar rebates as battery offer languishes

October 16, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath 1 Comment

Another 4,000 rooftop solar rebates allocated in Victoria’s mid-October offer, as demand and supply start to even out under the boosted scheme.

Filed Under: Solar, Battery/Storage, Policy

Shoalhaven slashes council power bill with solar roof at Entertainment Centre

October 15, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath 2 Comments

NSW Shoalhaven City Council slashes annual electricity bill by $12,500 with 81kW rooftop solar system on city’s Entertainment Centre in Nowra.

Filed Under: Solar, Policy

REC Group to launch Alpha Series 380W solar panels in Australia

October 15, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

The Alpha Series launch at InterSolar Europe earlier this year

New, high-yield 60-cell solar panel by Norwegian outfit REC Group to be launched at next week’s All-Energy event in Melbourne.

Filed Under: Solar

Massive Hemsworth mansion near Byron Bay adds huge rooftop solar array

October 14, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath 3 Comments

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“Mega-mansion” built on outskirts of Byron Bay by Hollywood power couple in news again, this time for adding an appropriately massive rooftop solar system.

Filed Under: Solar

Federal government launches $50m microgrid funding round

October 11, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath 3 Comments

A $50 million fund to support the development of off-grid and fringe-of-grid stand-alone power systems around Australia has been launched by the Morrison government.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Other Renewables, Solar

Is this the end of battery storage? Industry braces for “massive brake” from new standards

October 11, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath 7 Comments

Strict new standards predicted to make household battery storage “really hard, really complicated, and really expensive,” and will likely put a massive brake on demand.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage

Hanwha Q Cells launches integrated solar, battery, inverter package

October 10, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath 6 Comments

Korea’s Hanwha Q Cells launches integrated solar panel, hybrid inverter and li-ion battery package – Q.Home – on the Australian market.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, Solar

Lord Howe Island to get solar and storage microgrid, but no wind turbines

October 10, 2019 by Sophie Vorrath 5 Comments

A microgrid comprising 1.2MW solar, 3.2MWh battery storage will go ahead soon on Lord Howe Island, two years after a controversial wind turbine ban brought the project to a halt.

Filed Under: Solar, Battery/Storage, Policy

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