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Is this the end of battery storage? Industry braces for “massive brake” from new standards
Sophie Vorrath11 Oct 20190 comments

Strict new standards predicted to make household battery storage "really hard, really complicated, and really expensive,” and will likely put a massive brake on demand.

Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Hanwha Q Cells launches integrated solar, battery, inverter package
Sophie Vorrath10 Oct 20190 comments

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

Solar, Battery/Storage, Policy
Lord Howe Island to get solar and storage microgrid, but no wind turbines
Sophie Vorrath10 Oct 20190 comments

A microgrid comprising 1.2MW solar, 3.2MWh battery storage will go ahead soon on Lord Howe Island, two years after a controversial wind turbine ban brought the project to a halt.

Solar, Battery/Storage
Eco-resorts drawn to micro-grids by favourable economics
Andrew Burger9 Oct 20190 comments

Eco-resorts in Southeast Asia are installing microgrids to keep the lights on and the tourists coming as economic terms increasingly favor renewables over diesel generators.

Solar, Battery/Storage, Other Renewables, Policy, Tariffs
Daintree power supply saga drags on as new report casts doubt over micro-grid plans
Sophie Vorrath8 Oct 20190 comments

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

Battery/Storage, Solar
Yackandandah takes one step closer to 100% renewable energy
Giles Parkinson3 Oct 20190 comments

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

Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, Solar, Tariffs
“Australia’s largest” virtual power plant completed by AGL in South Australia
Sophie Vorrath26 Sep 20190 comments

AGL marks installation of 1,000th battery system in its South Australia VPP, a milestone it says makes the 5MW scheme the largest of its kind operating in Australia.

rooftop solar
Solar, Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Policy, Tariffs
Grid reform “urgent” as rule-maker catches up with solar, batteries and EVs
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson26 Sep 20190 comments

AEMC unveils blueprint for "future energy grid" embracing rooftop solar, household batteries and electric vehicles, although its call for urgency rankles with those that see the rule-maker as a stumbling block in the past.

Battery/Storage, Policy, Solar
Alpha-ESS to set up fifth solar + battery virtual power plant in South Australia
Sophie Vorrath26 Sep 20190 comments

Alpha-ESS ramps up Adelaide battery production to meet demand for S.A. 5th virtual power plant, a joint effort of ShineHub and Powershop.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Sonnen begins home battery installs at Victoria property development
Sophie Vorrath18 Sep 20190 comments

The first of up to 270 5kWh Sonnenbatterie home battery systems installed at new housing development in Victoria, as part of effort to cut household power bills by 60 per cent.

Solar, Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets
Solar and battery microgrid to power Western Australia business park
Sophie Vorrath13 Sep 20190 comments

W.A. government avoids "costly" grid extension with solar and battery microgrid, which will power a new 120-hectare industrial and "agri-innovation" estate in City of Mandurah.

Electric Vehicles, Battery/Storage, Other Renewables, Software/Gadgets
UNSW report proposes floating microgrids of electric boats
Lisa Cohn12 Sep 20190 comments

UNSW researchers propose floating microgrids made up of electric boat motors, renewables and smart controls, to help power islands and provide electricity after disasters.

Battery/Storage, Policy, Solar, Tariffs
Tesla slashes price of Powerwall 2 battery by $2,000 for VPP customers
Sophie Vorrath6 Sep 20190 comments

Tesla unveils deal for South Australian customers that cuts around $2,000 off price of Powerwall 2 home battery – but only for members of the company’s VPP program.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Victoria apple farmer taps vanadium flow battery to better harvest the sun
Sophie Vorrath4 Sep 20190 comments

Victorian apple growers to add 20kW/80kWh vanadium redox flow battery system and extra 100kW of PV to existing 60kW solar array, to maximise solar self-consumption.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Simon Hackett shifts Tasmania farm to solar microgrid, with 27 ZBM2 batteries
Sophie Vorrath3 Sep 20190 comments

Sheep and cattle farm to install 100kW solar, 270kWh zinc bromine flow battery storage, to slash grid power use and prepare for shift to electric vehicles.

Battery/Storage
New round of home battery testing to review eight new technologies
Oliver Woldring30 Aug 20190 comments

ITP Renewables' Battery Testing Centre program extended for a third phase with new ARENA funding, and eight new residential batteries added to the line-up.

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