Electric Vehicles

UK microgrid project offers path to cheaper residential electrification

Zero carbon microgrid development in UK aims deliver an energy positive neighborhood that will generate more power than it consumes…

December 1, 2021

For a smart energy future we must look beyond not-so smart meters

What will Apple do? In a truly smart and "consumer-centric" energy future, the utility meter will be nowhere near the…

October 7, 2021

Electrifying everything can save households “thousands,” report finds

New discussion paper outlines how much Australian households can save if they electrify everything, including the cars, the heating, the…

October 6, 2021

Build it and they will come: How an off-grid community made the switch to EVs

Moora Moora was first established as an off-grid co-operative community in 1974 and has grown, since then, to host 30…

October 3, 2021

Two years (and one major blackout) with my home battery and solar system

In which the Tesla Powerwall proves its worth, changing tariffs show the importance of solar self-consumption, and we weigh the…

September 7, 2021

RACV Solar makes another acquisition in booming Victoria rooftop market

RACV Solar follows up 2019 purchase of Gippsland Solar with another purchase of a solar and battery business in the…

July 23, 2021

Buy now pay later solar pioneer tapped to deliver ACT sustainable home loan scheme

Pioneer of Australia’s “buy now pay later” rooftop solar market, Brighte, to administer first phase of ACT Sustainable Household Scheme…

July 15, 2021

Inverter giant Fronius taps Aussie tech to help “future proof” rooftop solar

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

July 13, 2021

Regulator reminds networks of multiple ways that rooftop solar benefits the grid

AER reminds electricity networks to factor in the multiple benefits of rooftop solar to the grid when determining the cost…

July 7, 2021

Explainer: When can I charge my house from my EV?

The ability to use your car as a mobile energy storage and supply device is on our doorstep – or…

May 26, 2021