Rooftop solar installed across a pub and art shop in Meekatharra to form the beginnings of a community energy trading platform for the remote W.A. goldfields town.
Remote W.A. pub to sell beer and solar, in community push away from diesel
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Ikea to start offering home solar systems in Australia this year
Swedish furniture giant to launch its complete home solar offering – called SOLSTRÅLE – around Australia in April, starting with employees of the company.
How microgrids can keep the power on when disaster hits
Bushfires, storms and floods regularly leave thousands of Australian homes and businesses without power. So how can we build a better, more resilient – and more climate friendly – system?
Tesla “community batteries” extended to more W.A. suburbs in shared storage trial
Synergy and Western Power extend "shared storage" trial to two more W.A. suburbs, after initial Tesla community battery install proves a huge success.
Stockland ramps up solar, battery and efficiency roll-out with CEFC loan
Australian property group set to roll out another 11MW commercial solar, this time across its logistics business, with help of $75m CEFC senior debt facility.
Solar + Redflow batteries to slash costs, beat heat at outback cattle station
Solar plus 40kWh Redflow zinc-bromine flow batteries allow outback W.A. cattle station to operate completely off-grid, save $10,000 a year in diesel costs, and keep workers cool.
How our Tesla Powerwall 2 battery provided power in the NSW bushfires
For this household lucky enough to be still standing after the NSW south coast bushfires, having rooftop solar and a back-up battery storage system has been invaluable.
United Energy to trial pole-mounted batteries to relieve peak demand stress on networks
United Energy to trial use of batteries to manage peak demand and reduce load on constrained sub-stations in Melbourne suburbs.
Family that installed Australia’s first Tesla Powerwall pays just 46 cents a day for power
Four years after the Pfitzner family installed Australia's first Tesla Powerwall battery, the family reveals they pay just 46 cents per day for power.
South Australia encourages rooftop solar and battery storage in new homes
Home builder Stoddart to add solar and batteries to new homes, and partner with Powershop and Reposit in creation of new virtual power plant in South Australia.
Queensland school goes big on solar – and Tesla battery storage
Private school in Bundaberg to install just under 1MW of solar power and 1160kWh of Tesla battery storage capacity to slash costs, underpin future expansion.
Bushfire crisis shows the answer to future energy security lies on our rooftops
Australia's current bushfire crisis has underscored the urgent need to decentralise our electricity grid. Building up networks of household solar batteries is the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to get this done.
Horizon Power eyes renewable hydrogen to power remote WA town of Denham
Remote coastal community of Denham may become host to one of Australia’s first hydrogen storage projects, as Horizon Power overhauls its electricity system.
Wind, solar and batteries to slash emissions and costs in W.A.’s Esperance
Wind, solar and battery storage to power nearly half of W.A. town of Esperance, slashing emissions by half and electricity costs by nearly that much.
Evergen joins forces with Solar Service Group to boost battery uptake
New partnership promises to "dramatically reduce" home battery ROI, while also creating one of the world's biggest virtual power plants.
Solar ceiling smashed as Melbourne apartment block shares PV and batteries
A 70kW solar 54kWh battery storage system installed on a Melbourne apartment block will use Allume Energy technology to share cheap clean power between 52 low-income tenants.
