Battery/Storage

SA councils launch tender for "bigger better" community energy plan

Group of six SA councils is calling for proposals to deliver solar, battery storage and smart controls to its 120,000-strong…

November 29, 2017

Is public uncertainty holding back Australia’s home battery boom?

Australians love the idea of battery storage, in much the same spirit with which they embraced rooftop solar – as…

November 22, 2017

Battery storage price index: November 2017

Solar Choice has published its first Battery Storage Price Index – a generalised view of what it costs to have…

November 22, 2017

WA trial to use blockchain technology to deliver smart energy – and water

Blockchain technology by Perth-based Power Ledger to be used to coordinate solar, battery storage and water services in urban-scale trial.

November 21, 2017

NSW family hooked up to "free power," as sonnenFlat deal rolls out across Australia

The first of the Australian households to take up the offer of “free energy” from German battery storage maker Sonnen,…

November 13, 2017

South Australia’s stunning transition to consumer-powered grid

Rooftop solar expected to provide more than 20% of local generation by 2025, ushering in transition to consumer focused grid…

November 8, 2017

Flinders Island makes switch to renewables, with solar, wind and energy storage Hub

Flinders Island's Hybrid Energy Hub – with 900kW wind, 200kW solar PV plus battery storage and a flywheel – is…

November 8, 2017

Solar and battery microgrid powers farm through California wildfires

When an islanded microgrid at Stone Edge Farm near Sonoma kept operating for 10 days through California fires and grid…

November 1, 2017

Qld family goes off grid with solar and 60kWh Redflow ZCell battery bank

A Queensland family has installed Australia's largest residential Redflow ZCell battery system, alongside 18.7kW of rooftop solar, to take their…

November 1, 2017

Queensland opens rooftop solar market to low-income and rental households

Queensland's Labor government has unveiled a suite of new policies that will open the way for thousands more homes in…

October 24, 2017