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Two years (and one major blackout) with my home battery and solar system
Andrew Wilson7 Sep 20210 comments

In which the Tesla Powerwall proves its worth, changing tariffs show the importance of solar self-consumption, and we weigh the implications for future EV charging.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, News, Solar
RACV Solar makes another acquisition in booming Victoria rooftop market
Sophie Vorrath23 Jul 20210 comments

RACV Solar follows up 2019 purchase of Gippsland Solar with another purchase of a solar and battery business in the booming Victoria market.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Buy now pay later solar pioneer tapped to deliver ACT sustainable home loan scheme
Sophie Vorrath15 Jul 20210 comments

Pioneer of Australia’s “buy now pay later” rooftop solar market, Brighte, to administer first phase of ACT Sustainable Household Scheme – and move into electric vehicle financing.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Solar, Tariffs
Inverter giant Fronius taps Aussie tech to help “future proof” rooftop solar
Sophie Vorrath13 Jul 20210 comments

GreenSync says its digital energy exchange software will be rolled out in deal with Fronius to further Australia's "amazing" rooftop solar success story.

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Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Policy, Solar
Regulator reminds networks of multiple ways that rooftop solar benefits the grid
Sophie Vorrath7 Jul 20210 comments

AER reminds electricity networks to factor in the multiple benefits of rooftop solar to the grid when determining the cost of investments to accommodate increasing amounts of DER.

Electric Vehicles, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets
Explainer: When can I charge my house from my EV?
Alison Potter26 May 20210 comments

The ability to use your car as a mobile energy storage and supply device is on our doorstep – or should we say, in our driveway.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Off-Grid, Solar
Tesla to build community microgrid in clever twist on pollution penalty
Elisa Wood13 May 20210 comments

Tesla will build a community microgrid in the San Francisco Bay Area as part of an unusual penalty for air quality infringements at its Fremont EV manufacturing facility.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, News, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Simon Hackett uses big Redflow battery system to create microgrid at Tassie farm
Sophie Vorrath21 Apr 20210 comments

Redflow's largest shareholder puts his investment to work, with 280kWh ZBM flow battery system that with solar will “eliminate” grid electricity costs for his Tassie farm.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Off-Grid, Other Renewables, Solar
Mining majors pledge to electrify industry with renewables, batteries, EVs
Sophie Vorrath10 Mar 20210 comments

Fourteen companies join forces to decarbonise Australian mining industry and to help it harness the benefits of renewables, storage and electric vehicles.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Policy, Solar
Strata rule changes pave way for more solar apartments
Sophie Vorrath22 Feb 20210 comments

New South Wales parliament passes amendments to strata laws to make it “drastically easier” for apartments to install rooftop solar and other green technologies.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Solar
Big Four bank offers “green loan” for home solar, batteries
Sophie Vorrath16 Feb 20210 comments

Commonwealth Bank to offer home loan customers up to $20,000 in low, fixed-interest finance to install rooftop solar, battery storage, EV chargers, or other green technologies.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles
Tesla hikes price of Powerwall home battery, again, in Australia
Sophie Vorrath15 Feb 20210 comments

Tesla has raised the retail price of the Powerwall 2 for the second time in four months, as demand for the 13.5 kWh home battery system continues to outstrip supply.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Solar
Rooftop solar set to continue growth in 2021, and take batteries and EVs along for the ride
Sophie Vorrath20 Oct 20200 comments

SunWiz report predicts domestic market growth in both solar batteries and electric vehicles, as households and businesses start to embrace full suite of low-emissions technologies.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Software/Gadgets, Solar
How solar, EV chargers and “greening” of a Cairns resort has slashed costs – and boosted profits
Graeme Manietta20 Aug 20200 comments

From switching to LED lights to installing solar and EV charge points, the "greening" of the Cairns Gateway Resort has cut expenses – and delivered higher returns for owners.

Electric Vehicles, Other Renewables, Solar
McCain Foods goes big on solar in Victoria, in bid to quit coal by 2025
Sophie Vorrath15 Jul 20200 comments

Frozen food giant to install massive solar and biogas generation system in Ballarat, slash its reliance on natural gas by 16%, and grid power by 39%.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Policy, Solar
ESB paints future of two-sided electricity market – but what does it mean for consumers?
Sophie Vorrath23 Apr 20200 comments

What, exactly, is a two-sided wholesale electricity market? And will it really be good for consumers, or just sound like it?

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