Work starts on solar and battery based microgrid to help power one of the Victorian towns hardest hit by the 2019-2020 Black Summer of bushfires.
“Resilient” renewable microgrid to power bushfire-threatened town for up to five days
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How ‘a suburban dad’ made his house carbon negative and even displaces other people’s fossil fuels
Motivated by wanting to show what householders can achieve, Brody Kenrick upgraded his house to generate clean energy for the grid, reduce emissions and make money for his family.
SwitchedOn podcast: The fully electric home that makes money and cuts emissions
Brody Kenrick's house is an inspiring example of what can be achieved when it can produce and store energy.
Groundbreaking trial shows how VPPs can pay for home batteries, slash costs on the grid
Two-year trial underscores "huge potential" for virtual power plants to solve some of the grid's thorniest problems, as long as they can reward customers, too.
Powerwalls for parity: Australia’s biggest VPP opens up to community housing
Pioneering virtual power plant designed and developed by Tesla will bring community housing into the fold, giving them access to cheap renewable energy.
How batteries on wheels and bidirectional EV charging could kill VPPs
The energy market is relying on consumers signing up to virtual power plants. What if they're wrong?
SwitchedOn Podcast: How electricity can be free
Jetcharge cofounder Tim Washington on how bidirectional electric vehicle charging will change the energy game for consumers – and maybe even make electricity free.
Sun taxes and surprise tariffs: Why alienate consumers right when we need them most?
Two recent energy market developments show we’re still a long way from where we need to be on consumer engagement and integration of home solar and battery storage.
Will consumers trust someone else to automate their EV and home batteries?
Grid access to valuable home and EV battery capacity depends on customers being willing to hand over control. To date, that’s not happening in Australia.
LG to ramp up recall program with 4,400 homes still at risk
Technology giant LG will launch an urgent year-long advertising campaign after it emerged more than 4000 Australian homes were still using solar batteries that could overheat and catch fire.
Home battery rebate up to $2,400 unveiled, one day after deal to keep coal plant burning
New South Wales government announces home battery rebate of up to $2,400 for existing solar homes and a reward for battery owners who join virtual power plants.
Solar Tim Tams: Arnott’s biscuit factory adds solar and battery to go 100 pct renewable
Sungrow and CleanPeak Energy are installing a 5MW/11MWh solar and battery system at Arnott's factory in Huntingwood – one of the largest of its kind in Australia.
Tesla Powerwall 3 submerged in fish tank still runs fridge, stovetop and coffee machine
It might not be as pretty as the Powerwall 2, but a new video shows Tesla's Powerwall 3 busy at work while sumbmerged in two feet of water.
New high-powered battery promises to keep homes cool through blackouts
New range of hybrid inverters and battery systems launches in Australia with ability to run "essential" appliances like air con through grid outages.
Off-grid solar and battery system “twice the size of the MCG” slashes almond farm energy bill
AGL Energy completes installation of a huge stand-alone solar and battery microgrid that will power a commercial almond orchard and slash its use of diesel fuel.
Home battery upstart takes on Tesla with new spin on lead acid – made in Australia
New Zealand company unveils plans to start making its new-look lead acid home batteries in Australia by October 2026 – and sell them for half the price of a Tesla Powerwall.
