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Warnings of energy storage market chaos, as industry unites against home battery ban
Sophie Vorrath17 Aug 20170 comments

Australian energy storage industry registers thousands of protests against Standards Australia's proposed home battery ban. Industry body says if draft adopted, the energy storage industry in Australia and globally will be "thrown into chaos.”

Battery/Storage, Solar
Bruny retirees love their solar power 
bridieosotg16 Aug 20170 comments

John Kobylec believed that installation of a solar system at his Bruny Island retirement home would be prohibitively expensive, but is now a now total convert.

Battery/Storage, Solar
NT community puts diesel on back-burner, with 1MW solar + 2MWh battery storage
Sophie Vorrath11 Aug 20170 comments

Daly River Nauiyu community set to be first in NT powered by solar and storage, after installation of a 2MWh lithium-ion battery system.

Battery/Storage, Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables
"Ice battery" air-con technology set to cool Australian homes – and peak power demand
Sophie Vorrath9 Aug 20170 comments

Solar hot water company Apricus inks distribution deal for US "ice battery" + air-con technology that could cool Australian homes, and cut power bills.

Battery/Storage, Other Renewables
Tesla Powerpack battery added to wind turbine at NZ salt factory
Sophie Vorrath7 Aug 20170 comments

In "Australasian first", 250kW Tesla Powerpack added to 660kw wind turbine, to provide 75 per cent of energy for NZ salt manufacturer.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Solar and battery storage underway at WA Garden Island Microgrid
Sophie Vorrath1 Aug 20170 comments

Carnegie Clean Energy begins work on 2MW solar and 0.5MWh battery storage system – Australia's largest grid-connected solar and battery microgrid.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Software/Gadgets, Solar
What are virtual power plants, and how will they change the energy business?
Lisa Cohn28 Jul 20170 comments

Virtual power plants and transactive energy: What, exactly, are they? And why does a leading microgrid analyst see them changing the way the power industry does business?

Battery/Storage, Solar
Catholic schools go big in rooftop solar and battery storage
John Elliott25 Jul 20170 comments

A massive solar and storage rollout has begun for schools in Central Queensland, contracting for rooftop PV totalling more than 4MW with battery storage of 3MWh.

Battery/Storage, Solar
NT indigenous communities begin shift to hybrid solar and storage
Sophie Vorrath25 Jul 20170 comments

ARENA backed NT project commissions first 10 solar, battery storage systems, cutting diesel fuel use by more than a million litres a year.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables, Solar
Local government, communities can be zero carbon in just 10 years
Sophie Vorrath24 Jul 20170 comments

BZE guide maps path for local government and communities to achieve zero carbon in 10 years, mostly through efficiency and local generation.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Real estate fund tops major Queensland asset with 1MW solar
Sophie Vorrath21 Jul 20170 comments

Industria REIT has leveraged the Queensland sun, adding 1MW of rooftop solar to its sprawling Brisbane Technology Park.

Battery/Storage, Solar, Tariffs
NSW launches home battery guide, as race to "plug hole" threatens industry
Sophie Vorrath19 Jul 20170 comments

New South Wales issues set of home battery storage guidelines, as industry warns against "jumping to an endgame" on safety.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Solar Maverick: Sydney start-up unveils portable PV game-changer
Sophie Vorrath13 Jul 20170 comments

Sydney-based start-up 5B unveils pre-fab, portable solar technology that can provide 1MW PV array in days, or 12kW in just minutes.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Sonnen battery storage plan to take utilities "out of business"
Giles Parkinson12 Jul 20170 comments

Sonnen offers grid power for homes with solar and battery storage for a fixed annual fee as low as $360. The mobile phone-style plan is designed to take traditional utilities out of business.

Battery/Storage, Other Renewables
Sonnen’s ‘free’ / flat-rate electricity plan looks great. Is it worth it?
James Martin7 Jul 20170 comments

How does Sonnenflat stacks up against the alternatives, like doing nothing; going solar, or; going with another solar & battery system without a custom-made electricity plan?

Battery/Storage, Solar
Australian Air Force taps solar, battery storage for NT facility
Sophie Vorrath7 Jul 20170 comments

Carnegie Clean Energy subsidiary EMC to design, construct, install solar, diesel and battery storage system at Delamere Air Weapons Range.

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