Electric Vehicles

Australia needs more batteries, EVs and electricians

Australia needs to recruit more female electricians, deploy more home solar batteries and connect electric cars to the grid, a…

February 22, 2024

Home solar, batteries, EVs could unlock savings of $19 billion by 2040

A meta-analysis of nine studies finds flexibility will be vital to unlock the most value from consumer energy resources and…

February 16, 2024

Origin gets Kraken on household electrification, after disappointing on big solar and wind

Origin invests another $530 million in Octopus, in a sign that Australia's biggest utility might be honing on home energy…

December 20, 2023

VPPs could save billions, tame the solar duck – and nix the big solar button

A three-year project led by AEMO has underscored the huge benefits promised by the coordinated participation of consumer energy resources…

October 18, 2023

Electrifying the farm: A regional family’s journey off fossil fuels

How a family applied DIY logic to electrifying their home and farm in north west NSW, and made the switch…

October 11, 2023

New home energy management “ecosystem” lands, backed by solar heavyweight

Home energy management "ecosystem" lands in Australia, to optimise solar and battery savings through monitoring and AI, including scheduled EV…

September 28, 2023

How my home battery has performed over the past four years – and lessons for a DER future

A data-driven, objective look at how 6.3kW of solar and a Tesla Powerwall have performed technically and financially over four…

August 23, 2023

Community farm adds wind turbine, battery to slash energy costs by $20,000 a year

A working community and children's farm will further slash emissions and energy costs with a 5kW wind turbine and battery…

August 8, 2023

Electric homes: Tips to navigate gas-free living (without reverting to horse and cart)

Ty Christopher has been living in his all electric home for 25 years. "My kids don't think their life has…

July 13, 2023

Is your rooftop solar performing as well as it should? Data says… probably not

Some 75% of residential rooftop solar systems are not passing on the full extent of electricity bill savings they are…

May 18, 2023