Western Australia farm takes its 26-year old business off-grid with solar PV and 40kWh of zinc bromine flow batteries from Australian energy storage company Redflow.
Redflow zinc bromine batteries help take W.A. farm off-grid
Battery/Storage
Solar and batteries in demand as Coronavirus encourages shift to “self-reliance”
COVID-19 impact on Australia's solar and storage sector may not be all bad, particularly as homes and businesses look for ways to cut energy costs and increase self-reliance.
SA Water readies to install another 8MW solar, 880kWh battery storage
SA water utility applies for generation licence for 8MW of solar and 750kW/880kWh of battery storage at its Swan Reach Water Treatment Plant, north-east of Adelaide.
Win for energy “disenfrachised” as Orange community solar project goes ahead
A 5MW, 5MWh community solar and battery project proposed for Orange in NSW will go ahead with grant funding from the state government.
Evoenergy to trial ACT virtual power plant, tapping customer solar, batteries and EVs
ARENA-backed trial will explore the role of customer-owned distributed energy resources on the electricity network, and how they could be used to everyone's benefit.
Byron Bay community solar and battery project gears up with NSW grant
Plans for a 5MW solar farm with 5MW/10MWh battery in NSW Byron Shire given leg-up from state government, with a $3.5 million grant from Regional Community Energy Fund.
Goulburn community solar farm wins grant to add battery storage
Plans to add battery storage to a 1.8MW community solar farm planned for Goulburn in NSW can go ahead after the project secured $2.1m grant from the state government.
New US housing complex to put Sonnen batteries inside all 600 apartments
All-electric, solar powered housing complex in Utah to feature a Sonnen battery inside all 600 of its apartments, in a deliberate design “statement” unlikely to be replicated in Australia any time soon.
Mallacoota SES given free solar and battery, in wake of East Gippsland fires
Group of companies led by RACV/Gippsland Solar have fitted the SES in the bushfire ravaged town of Mallacoota with 6kW solar and 12kWh battery storage, free of charge.
Home battery boost as NSW launches interest-free loans, Victoria expands rebate
Victoria has expanded its government rebate for battery storage to more than 250 postcodes, while NSW has finally launched the pilot for its interest-free solar battery loans.
AEMO set to go live with Australia’s first distributed energy database
Australian Energy Market Operator launching nation’s first detailed database of rooftop solar, battery storage, electric vehicles and other consumer-owned resources.
How a single utility could boost the global microgrid market by $1 billion?
By some estimates, California utility PG&E is creating a $1 billion opportunity for microgrids, meaning one utility in one year could boost the worldwide market by 10%.
Why an Australian mining giant chose wind and solar over gas
Oz Minerals reveals why it chose wind, solar and batteries over the traditional gas pipeline solution for its new $1 billion mining project.
Wind turbines installed at ground-breaking W.A. gold mine microgrid
All five wind turbines installed at Angew gold mine in Western Australia – Australia’s first mining sector project to use wind power as part of a large hybrid renewable microgrid.
Western Power to add another 100 stand-alone solar and battery systems
Western Power to install another 100 solar and battery-based stand alone power systems in the state's Mid-West, Goldfields, eastern Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions.
Senec ramps up Australia home battery offensive with Sydney office, new GM
Following launch of V3 Hybrid home battery system, German-based Senec opens second Australian office and appoints new GM of sales and service.
