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…

March 19, 2020

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…

March 16, 2020

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…

March 13, 2020

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…

March 12, 2020

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…

March 11, 2020

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…

March 10, 2020

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…

March 10, 2020

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…

March 5, 2020

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…

March 2, 2020

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.

February 28, 2020