Battery/Storage

Victoria to fund “neighbourhood-scale” battery projects up to 5MW

Victorian government to fund series of “neighbourhood-scale” battery demonstration and pilot programs, to unlock the role shared storage can play…

March 3, 2021

Goulburn community solar and battery project edges closer to construction

Community Energy 4 Goulburn calls for expressions of interest to design and build a community-owned 1.8MW solar farm with 400kW/800kWh…

March 2, 2021

Regulator issues formal recall notice for LG Energy home batteries

Voluntary recall formalised in Australia with ACCC notice warning of increased risk of fire in a number of LG Energy…

March 1, 2021

Solar and battery storage to help power W.A. silver mine

Sliver and lead mine in Western Australia’s Gascoyne region signs PPA to source its electricity from a combination of solar,…

February 25, 2021

Date set for new solar inverter standards, with tighter controls to follow

Australian Energy Market Commission names date new technical standards for inverters will come into play, signals more changes to come.

February 25, 2021

LG Energy Solution slashes RESU home battery costs in Australia

As the Tesla Powerwall 2 price goes up, LG Energy Solution Australia cuts the cost of its RESU home battery…

February 22, 2021

Strata rule changes pave way for more solar apartments

New South Wales parliament passes amendments to strata laws to make it “drastically easier” for apartments to install rooftop solar…

February 22, 2021

Labor promises 1,000 stand-alone solar, battery and hydrogen microgrids

Western Australia to build and install 1,000 standalone power systems including solar, battery and hydrogen electrolysers, to replace poles and…

February 18, 2021

Online solar and battery sales platform wins commercialisation grant

Start-up UPowr wins federal grant to accelerate deployment of its all-digital solar and storage sales platform.

February 16, 2021

Big Four bank offers “green loan” for home solar, batteries

Commonwealth Bank to offer home loan customers up to $20,000 in low, fixed-interest finance to install rooftop solar, battery storage, EV…

February 16, 2021