Battery/Storage

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

Off-grid battery to shift NT Titjikala community to solar only, by day

A 970kWh battery added to existing 400kW solar array expected to take remote Northern Territory Indigenous community almost entirely off…

June 19, 2020

Sonnen unveils new battery range, including home “power station” blackout solution

New SonnenBatterie 10 home energy storage range unveiled in Germany, including a three-phase "islanding" solution that turns a home into…

June 18, 2020

World-first home battery performance guide submitted to Standards Australia

A draft home Battery Performance Standard has been submitted to Standards Australia, after being put together over two years by…

June 17, 2020

Tesla Powerwalls tapped to help world’s fastest sailing race ditch diesel

Tesla teams with global catamaran racing championship, SailGP, to switch the fledgling sport’s diesel-fuelled mobile recharging stations to solar and…

June 16, 2020

Soluna batteries gain CEC approval for installation in Australian homes

Newly launched home battery systems of Australia-China joint venture added to Clean Energy Council’s list of approved lithium-based storage devices.

June 16, 2020

Ikea now selling home solar and storage in Australia, flags plan for Adelaide microgrid

Ikea has official launch of its SolStråle PV and battery packages this week, and announces plans for a microgrid in…

June 10, 2020

Why community-owned renewables should lead Australia’s Covid-19 recovery plans

Independent MP Helen Haines leading regional groups arguing that community energy - including wind, solar and battery storage - should…

June 8, 2020

Microgrid feasibility funding awarded to 17 projects in round one of federal scheme

First-round winners of $50.4m Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund include microgrids for indigenous communities, farmers, regional towns and industrial…

June 5, 2020

Q Cells tips $5m into SwitchDin to tap solar and battery management technology

Newcastle-based SwitchDin secures $5m from global PV giant Q-Cells, which will use the Australian technology to offer vertically integrated distributed…

June 2, 2020