Battery/Storage

We lost our house in summer bushfires. Now we’re going underground and off the grid

Don Pattison lost his house and just about everything in it during the horrific fire season of 2019/20. But this…

July 7, 2020

Wanted to sell: Two industrial-scale 270kWh li-ion batteries

Two industrial-scale lithium-ion batteries are being sold on the Australian market via a “Dutch auction,” with the asking price starting…

July 2, 2020

What is the right price for a battery in 2020?

With such a wide range of prices, how much should one pay for a battery? It all depends on your…

July 2, 2020

WA solar households set for price shock as premium tariffs come to an end

With WA premium feed-in-tariff contracts starting to come to an end, it is a good time for solar households to…

July 2, 2020

World’s first “plug-in” home battery set to be tested in Australia

US start-up Orison, backed by Origin Energy, hopes to unveil its "plug and play" battery storage that it describes as…

June 30, 2020

Sixth Tesla community battery installed in Western Australia PowerBank trial

Western Australia trial that will offer virtual home energy storage installs 464kWh Tesla battery system in Top 20 Perth solar…

June 29, 2020

Tesla claims “lowest-ever” cost for rooftop solar in US by 33%

Tesla has quietly laid claim to “the lowest-ever cost” for installing rooftop solar in the United States – and announced…

June 23, 2020

Nillumbik Council tenders for solar farm, possible battery on former landfill site

Plans to build a solar farm on a former landfill site in Melbourne’s north have reached a “key milestone” after…

June 22, 2020

Consumers want it, networks need it: Verdict in on world-first blockchain solar trading trial

Report on W.A. trial using Power Ledger blockchain technology finds peer-to-peer solar energy trading technically feasible, good for grid and…

June 19, 2020

Tesla community battery installed in Busselton – first for W.A. South West region

A fifth PowerBank battery installed by W.A. to help balance the state's grid, allow more customers to install solar, and…

June 19, 2020