Victorian energy storage business that offered "the most affordable battery in Australia" – and longest warranty – has gone into liquidation.
Posted in Battery/StorageTagged Ampetus Energy, battery storage, lithium
Company selling “Australia’s cheapest battery” is in liquidation
Tagged Ampetus Energy, battery storage, lithium
Thinking about battery storage? Five things you should do first
There is a lot you should do before getting battery storage for you home. Here are 5 steps households should take before making the leap.
Posted in Battery/StorageTagged battery storage, rooftop solar
Lightsource BP to enter Australia household solar and battery market
BP's solar reboot to target Australia's booming residential solar and battery market, with no-upfront-payment offer.
Posted in Battery/Storage, SolarTagged battery storage, BP Lightsource, rooftop solar
Birdsville bids farewell to geothermal, opts for solar and battery storage instead
Plans to replace Australia’s only utility-owned geothermal power station in remote Queensland town of Birdsville dumped in favour of distributed solar and storage.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Other Renewables, SolarTagged battery storage, Birdsville, Ergon Energy, geothermal, rooftop solar
Solar and battery underway in Australia’s “largest” renewables microgrid
Second phase underway in plan to power Pilbara town of Onslow with 50 per cent renewables, with contracts for solar farm and utility-scale battery storage awarded.
Posted in Battery/Storage, SolarTagged battery storage, Chevron, Horizon Power, microgrid, Onslow, Wheatstone
Another 28 off-grid communities to go solar in Northern Territory
Another 10MW of solar to be installed across 15 Northern Territory sites, in round two of scheme to wean off-grid Territory communities from expensive and polluting diesel power.
Posted in Battery/Storage, SolarTagged Arena, diesel, Northern Territory, PWC, SETuP
Town battery aims to stabilise remote section of SA power grid
A University of Adelaide mobile energy storage system is being used to support a town with wildly fluctuating electricity needs in South Australia.
Posted in Battery/Storage100% renewable microgrid for Sweden’s rural community of Simris
In the rural town of Simris Sweden's south, French utility E.ON has been testing the islanding of a 100 per cent renewable microgrid.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Other Renewables, SolarTagged E.ON, microgrid, renewable energy, sweden
Sungrow adds 4.8kWh PowCube battery to Australia market
Sungrow Power has launched its next generation suite of inverter and battery storage technology in Australia, including the 4.8kWh lithium-ion PowCube.
Posted in Battery/Storage, SolarTagged battery storage, PowCube, Sungrow Power
Solar and battery microgrid nears completion at NT Air Force site
Carnegie Clean Energy says Delamere Air Weapons Range solar and storage microgrid is nearly complete, and ready to cut the facility's diesel use by 61%.
Posted in Battery/Storage, SolarTagged Australian Air Force, Carnegie Clean Energy, Department of Defence, EMC, energy made clean, microgrid