Battery/Storage

Western Australian mining operation will boost its solar and storage capacity to allow it to run entirely with on-site renewables for up to nine hours a day.

Japanese technology giant Panasonic unveils two new solar panels, including a new rooftop panel with more power in a smaller footprint, and the company’s first module using PERC technology.

After a busy year for microgrids in 2021, here is a list of the top 22 projects to watch in the coming year – including one from the tiny town of Heyfield in Australia.

Horizon Power has installed another 19 stand-alone solar and battery power systems for its regional customers, including commercial farmers, with another 26 to follow by March.

Brisbane-based Redflow completes install of 2MWh zinc-bromine flow battery energy storage system at a microgrid in California, its largest single sale of batteries to date.

Horizon Power says two community-scale batteries installed at coastal resort town of Broome will free up more than 1,400kW of new rooftop PV hosting capacity to residents and businesses.

Around two-dozen NSW courthouses to become host to rooftop solar, with some to host battery storage and EV charging infrastructure.

First-of-its kind project will use industrial-scale batteries and smart controls to help make a major energy user a player in the South Australian electricity market.

NZ-based start up offering dairy farmers cheap and reliable solar and battery-backed power purchase deals has raised $4m from an Australian-led investment round.

Zero carbon microgrid development in UK aims deliver an energy positive neighborhood that will generate more power than it consumes and save residents up to 30% on energy bills.

Sonnen unveils new battery storage system developed with Australia’s market in mind – which can be installed inside or out.

The Orange Community Renewable Energy Park has opened the door to investors from all around Australia, as construction gets underway.

New home battery storage offering from Panasonic suggests it expects US households to install bigger and bigger solar systems and aim for more and more independence from the grid.

SunPower invites its SunVault energy storage customers in a number of states in the US to sign up to its first virtual power plant offering, ConnectedSolutions. 

A nickel, copper and cobalt mine in southern WA is looking to shift to 100% renewables with a hybrid stand alone power system backed by a 300kWh vanadium redox flow battery.

Marble Bar in WA's Eastern Pilbara region will soon have the capacity to host another 100kW of rooftop solar after a battery was installed at the town famous for its record-breaking heatwaves.