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How a dairy farm used solar and Aussie battery technology to take the power back
Solar and an Energy Renaissance battery system cuts Victorian dairy farm's grid electricity use by up to 95%, slashes its energy and fuel bills by $70,000 a year.
Redflow lands big new battery order for off-grid Kangaroo Island icon
After being destroyed by fire over Australia's devastating Black Summer, the Southern Ocean Lodge is being resurrected, complete with a hybrid renewable microgrid.
Dramatic lift in solar battery sales as households seek energy “insurance”
A message to solar installers: if you're not including battery storage in your quotes to new customers, then you should be. At least that's what the data says.
Seven ways to boost household energy resilience to climate-driven disasters
Extreme weather events put energy supplies at risk. Consumers can boost their resilience with everything from solar-powered torch to an EV.
Market chaos drives home battery boom, but supply and inequity could be a problem
Australia is finally having the home battery boom it has been anticipating for years, courtesy of an electricity market in crisis. But can supply keep up? And who gets left behind?
Rooftop solar and household batteries to take centre stage in rapid energy transition
AEMO's 2022 Integrated System Plan underlines key role distributed solar and storage will play in Australia's energy transition.
NT prepares to launch first virtual power plant on Alice Springs grid
The Northern Territory gears up to deliver its first ever solar and battery virtual power plant, after signing up SwitchDin to help deliver the ground-breaking trial.
Why this state government is kicking gas out of a big coastal community
An entire community of households and businesses is in the process of quitting the reticulated gas network, backed by state government.
Record year for home battery installs in Victoria, as national market slows
A record amount of home battery installations in Victoria in 2021 was not enough to deliver another year of growth for the Australian market.
LG makes shock exit from solar panel manufacturing, as global headwinds claim another scalp
South Korea tech giant makes shock exit from solar panel manufacturing, citing impact of global market headwinds including rising cost of raw materials and price competition.
How one solar battery system earned one household $100 in one day
Amber Electric is opening up its SmartShift demand response platform to customers across Australia after a successful South Australia trial – including a big windfall for one battery owner.
Look, no fossil fuels: Remote town transformed by solar and wind microgrid
Switch turned on for one of Australia’s largest and most sophisticated microgrids, a 5MW mix of solar, wind and battery storage with no fossil fuel backup.
Why Australia may be headed for its first rooftop solar contraction in years
Shifting local trends and global industry headwinds could deliver the first contraction in the Australian rooftop solar market since 2015.
New milestone, as Australia tops 3GW of new rooftop solar in 2021
Australian homes and businesses installed a record amount of rooftop solar in 2021, just edging past 3GW of new capacity added, despite another round of Covid chaos.
Cannon-Brookes backed SunDrive produces first panel with record-busting solar cell
The Australian start up that in September achieved a new benchmark for solar cell efficiency has this week notched up another major new milestone, with the production of its first ever full-size solar panel.
