Battery/Storage

What does Australia’s new battery installation standard mean for you?

Australia now has a standard for residential battery storage installations. We look at what it means for customers, and installers.

October 17, 2019

Victoria delivers another 4,000 rooftop solar rebates as battery offer languishes

Another 4,000 rooftop solar rebates allocated in Victoria's mid-October offer, as demand and supply start to even out under the…

October 16, 2019

Africa gold mine to install huge solar and battery system, slash fuel costs

Canadian gold-mining company B2Gold to install one of world’s largest off-grid solar battery hybrid systems at the Fekola gold mine…

October 15, 2019

Federal government launches $50m microgrid funding round

A $50 million fund to support the development of off-grid and fringe-of-grid stand-alone power systems around Australia has been launched…

October 11, 2019

Is this the end of battery storage? Industry braces for “massive brake” from new standards

Strict new standards predicted to make household battery storage "really hard, really complicated, and really expensive,” and will likely put…

October 11, 2019

Hanwha Q Cells launches integrated solar, battery, inverter package

Korea's Hanwha Q Cells launches integrated solar panel, hybrid inverter and li-ion battery package – Q.Home – on the Australian…

October 10, 2019

Lord Howe Island to get solar and storage microgrid, but no wind turbines

A microgrid comprising 1.2MW solar, 3.2MWh battery storage will go ahead soon on Lord Howe Island, two years after a…

October 10, 2019

Eco-resorts drawn to micro-grids by favourable economics

Eco-resorts in Southeast Asia are installing microgrids to keep the lights on and the tourists coming as economic terms increasingly…

October 9, 2019

Daintree power supply saga drags on as new report casts doubt over micro-grid plans

KPMG report casts doubt over federal government-backed plans to power Queensland World Heritage-listed Daintree region with solar to hydrogen gas-based…

October 8, 2019

Yackandandah takes one step closer to 100% renewable energy

Victoria town of Yackandandah adds solar and storage to get one step closer to 100% renewables target.

October 3, 2019