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5B's re-deployable solar technology will help the Nova mine in WA run continuously on solar power. (Photo credit: 5B).
Featured, Solar
“There has to be a better way to do this:” The dawn of an Australian solar Maverick
Sophie Vorrath4 Sep 20240 comments

In an unassuming factory in an Adelaide industrial precinct, 5B is walking the talk on making solar in Australia. In this case, not cells or modules, but solar Mavericks.

tesla powerwall 3
Battery/Storage, Featured
Tesla Powerwall 3 home battery is here, with enough grunt to charge your EV in a blackout
Sophie Vorrath16 Aug 20240 comments

The Powerwall 3 has had its official launch in Australia, bringing fresh insights on its specs and special talents – and how it differs from the Powerwall 2 – and revealing the local price.

Battery/Storage, Energy Efficiency, Featured
Electric hot water could tame the solar duck, boost renewables and save billions
Sophie Vorrath5 Aug 20240 comments

New research finds re-configuring Australia’s off-peak hot water systems to coincide with peak daytime solar production could provide around 4,000GWh of flexible demand a year.

Battery/Storage, Featured, Off-Grid, Solar
Clucking good power: Australia’s largest off-grid chicken farm runs on solar and batteries
Sophie Vorrath23 Jul 20240 comments

Australia’s largest off-grid chicken farm – and one of biggest off-grid farms of any kind – is being powered completely by on-site solar and battery storage.

Battery/Storage, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Featured
How ‘a suburban dad’ made his house carbon negative and even displaces other people’s fossil fuels
Anne Delaney24 Jun 20240 comments

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.

rooftop solar western australia
Battery/Storage, Featured, Policy, Solar, Tariffs
Groundbreaking trial shows how VPPs can pay for home batteries, slash costs on the grid
Sophie Vorrath21 Jun 20240 comments

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.

Featured, Solar
“A better way to live:” Indigenous-owned solar microgrid lights way for energy democracy
Sophie Vorrath6 Jun 20240 comments

Locked out of rooftop solar and locked in to a prepaid electricity supply, a remote Indigenous community in the NT has taken the power back with a trail-blazing solar and battery microgrid.

Battery/Storage, Featured, Policy, Solar
Home battery rebate up to $2,400 unveiled, one day after deal to keep coal plant burning
Sophie Vorrath24 May 20240 comments

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.

Featured, Solar
Sun tax: When it will hit, what it will cost and why solar export tariffs remain controversial
Sophie Vorrath16 May 20240 comments

Reports that NSW solar households are about to get slugged with shock new export tariffs are exaggerated – but only slightly. The sun tax is coming and it is controversial.

Electrification, Featured
Energy retailer offers rebates to help customers say goodbye to fossil gas
Sophie Vorrath10 Apr 20240 comments

A leading Australian energy retailer urges its tens of thousands of residential gas customers to go electric, in a deal that offers to wipe the network disconnection cost.

Battery/Storage, Featured
Battery storage sales surge as households seek payback against the grid
Rachel Williamson9 Apr 20240 comments

Australians are increasingly keen on batteries, but the reasons why signal an ever-widening gap between consumers and industry.

Battery/Storage, Featured, Off-Grid, Solar
Networks embrace stand-alone power as solar and batteries beat out poles and wires
Rachel Williamson27 Mar 20240 comments

Two completely off-grid solar, battery and diesel generator systems have gone live in New South Wales, owned and operated by a network company. Is this the new norm?

heat pump
Electrification, Featured, News, Policy
Heat pump rebates in “huge demand” as households get rid of gas hot water
Sophie Vorrath14 Mar 20240 comments

"Heat pump hot water systems have never been more popular." With applications coming in at a rate of 700 a week, 8,000 more rebates have been added to meet demand.

Featured, Solar
From gravel pit to solar farm: Pioneering community project nears completion
Sophie Vorrath8 Mar 20240 comments

After years of grit, determination and collaboration, construction is underway on one of Australia's pioneering community solar and battery storage projects.

Battery/Storage, Electrification, Featured, Policy, Solar
Power to the people? Critics say new rule that affects EVs and home batteries misses mark
Sophie Vorrath29 Feb 20240 comments

AEMC draft rule change proposes to allow "flexible trading," where customers can hand pick different products and services for their CER. But does it hit the mark?

Featured, Solar
Rooftop solar feed-in tariff slashed again to new low of just 3.3c/kWh
Sophie Vorrath27 Feb 20240 comments

Regulator confirms it will slash rooftop solar FiT by another 32% in 2024, as wholesale power prices continue to be pushed down by … rooftop solar.

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