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Made in the shade: Solar + storage = two EVs in leafy suburbs of Melbourne
Sophie Vorrath14 Oct 20150 comments

Rooftop solar and storage system installed in leafy Victorian suburb overcame shading problems to produce and store enough solar energy to power two electric vehicles, including a Tesla.

Electric Vehicles
A Tesla’s 9,000kms journey through Queensland without super-charger network – Part 4
Marc Talloen12 Oct 20150 comments

Our intrepid Tesla Model S owner continues his trip north in Queensland in this final part of the series. Defying the naysayers in pursuit of a three-phase socket and a suitable charging point.

Electric Vehicles, Other Renewables, Solar
Tesla journey through Queensland: Charging up with wind power
Marc Talloen30 Sep 20150 comments

In Part 3 of this Tesla's 9,000kms odyssey through Queensland, without a super-charging network, we learn how the car plugged into the only wind farm in the state.

Electric Vehicles
A Tesla's 9,000kms journey through Queensland without super-charger network – Part 2
Marc Talloen22 Sep 20150 comments

Our intrepid Tesla Model S owner continues his trip north in Queensland, defying the naysayers in pursuit of a three-phase socket and a suitable charging point.

Electric Vehicles
How a Tesla travelled 9,000kms through Queensland without super-charger network
Marc Talloen16 Sep 20150 comments

The Queensland government's super charger Electric Highway initiative is great news for EV drivers. But you can make do without it.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Solar
Consumers want to be energy self-sufficient – but who will help them do it?
Sophie Vorrath15 Sep 20150 comments

Australian consumers want to embrace energy technologies like solar and storage that offer them cheaper electricity and greater energy independence – and power industry incumbents to meet this new wave of demand, or lose their grip on the market.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Software/Gadgets, Solar
The 2020 solar household: independent, intelligent and efficient
Sophie Vorrath11 Sep 20150 comments

SMA managing director Mark Twidell says the real solar revolution will arrive with smart management technology, allowing the average prosumer of the future to buy from the grid, sell their solar power, and manage their consumption.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Solar
Preparing a private home and rental property for energy storage revolution
Emma Sutcliffe1 Sep 20150 comments

Leigh Adamson recently bought the house next door to create a rare half acre block in suburbia. He now has an alternative retirement income and is readying both homes for the oncoming energy storage revolution with small grid-connect solar systems.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Solar, Tariffs
W.A. sees solar future, but battery storage and EVs are not allowed
Giles Parkinson1 Sep 20150 comments

W.A. energy minister Mike Nahan has done an about-face and predicted that solar will dominate the future. But the state owned utilities require solar households to sign contracts promising not to install battery storage or purchase electric vehicles.

Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Solar
Australia’s ‘greenest’ hotel pioneers strata fees for solar, and an EV charging station
Emma Sutcliffe25 Aug 20150 comments

Port Macquarie Hotel that is 100% carbon neutral uses strata fees to generate 16% return on rooftop solar panels on its roof - rather than sitting in a bank - and even hosts a Tesla charging station.

Electric Vehicles
Tesla Model S in Australia: Breaking the shackles and conquering new frontiers
Marc Talloen28 Jul 20150 comments

A Brisbane family get their Tesla Model S and promptly leave on a 3,000km road trip, becoming the first to link Brisbane and Canberra and back again. And the super-charging network hasn’t been built yet. Here’s what happened.

Electric Vehicles
Australian Tesla Model S driver taps wind energy on Queensland road trip
Sophie Vorrath28 Jul 20150 comments

Australian Tesla Model S driver has recharged at a wind farm in northern Queensland as part of road trip showcasing electric vehicles and renewable energy.

Electric Vehicles, Solar
Defence Housing to create solar suburb in Darwin, ready for EVs
Giles Parkinson20 Jul 20150 comments

New development to create 337kW solar suburb, producing 600,000kWh of electricity a year and saving Defence members more than $4.1m in electricity costs. Defence Housing Australia says it is creating a “solar suburb” in a new development near Darwin, with each home to feature a 4.5kW rooftop solar system and charging points for electric vehicles. […]

Electric Vehicles, Solar
What if every house had solar PV, and every car was electric?
Giles Parkinson17 Jun 20150 comments

New Zealand's biggest power generator imagines a scenario where every home had solar PV, and every car was electric. And it sees no problems.

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