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Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Other Renewables, Solar
Network trials hydrogen electrolyser to dump diesel and power lines
Sophie Vorrath7 Dec 20220 comments

Essential Energy hopes to eliminate the use of diesel back-up by adding renewable hydrogen to a solar and battery microgrid in a NSW National Park.

Battery/Storage, News, Off-Grid
First 50 of 1,000 standalone solar plus battery systems head to remote towns
Joshua S Hill28 Nov 20220 comments

The first 50 of 1,000 planned standalone solar and battery systems set to be delivered to remote communities to cut emissions and boost reliability.

ukraine powerlines nuclear
Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Solar, storage, microgrids sought for Ukraine as Russia attacks the grid
Elisa Wood17 Nov 20220 comments

New Use Energy and a group of nonprofits are working with medical professionals and others to keep the lights on as Russia makes Ukraine's grid a war target.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Aussie-made solar panels power remote, off-grid ranger station
Joshua S Hill3 Nov 20220 comments

A total of 224 Tindo Solar panels have been installed alongside a lead acid battery bank to power on off-grid ranger station in remote Far North Queensland.

Hurricane Ian Florida
Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Microgrids provided electric sanctuaries amid the devastation of Hurricane Ian
Lisa Cohn14 Oct 20220 comments

Microgrids kept power flowing in residential communities, retail establishments, medical facilities, a university and manufacturing operations across four states.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
When the grid goes down, can solar and batteries power your home?
The Conversation29 Sep 20220 comments

As Hurricane Ian wreaks havoc in the US, a Berkeley Lab team explores what it takes for homes and buildings to ride out long power outages with solar and batteries.

ag solar almond farm nsw
Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
AGL goes off-network with solar and battery microgrid for NSW almond farm
Sophie Vorrath13 Sep 20220 comments

AGL to build, own and operate a solar and battery microgrid that will shift a Riverina almond orchard from diesel power to majority renewables.

Sunnova California rooftop solar
Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Rooftop solar company seeks to act as a utility for community microgrids
Elisa Wood5 Sep 20220 comments

A US residential solar company is seeking regulatory approval in California to act as a utility that owns and operates community microgrids.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Horizon Power secures land to take Goldfields town to 100 pct renewables
Sophie Vorrath1 Sep 20220 comments

Menzies Shire Council sets aside land to support a renewable energy facility to power the remote mining town with a mix of solar PV battery storage.

Maria Island Tasmania
Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Works begin on solar and battery microgrid to power island national park
Sophie Vorrath6 Aug 20220 comments

Construction has begun to install a solar and 215kWh battery energy storage-based microgrid on Tasmania's Maria Island.

Battery/Storage, Featured, Off-Grid, Solar
Redflow lands big new battery order for off-grid Kangaroo Island icon
Sophie Vorrath28 Jul 20220 comments

After being destroyed by fire over Australia's devastating Black Summer, the Southern Ocean Lodge is being resurrected, complete with a hybrid renewable microgrid.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Seven ways to boost household energy resilience to climate-driven disasters
Sophie Vorrath15 Jul 20220 comments

Extreme weather events put energy supplies at risk. Consumers can boost their resilience with everything from solar-powered torch to an EV.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Should you even bother connecting to the grid?
Elisa Wood14 Jul 20220 comments

US start-up sells a "modern electric system," where "ridiculously outdated" networks are replaced by microgrids with solar, storage, backup and controls.

Off-Grid, Other Renewables, Solar
Rapid solar roll-out shifts WA gold mine to renewables
Michael Mazengarb29 Jun 20220 comments

A Western Australian gold mine is now being powered by solar power, the first operational project under the state's Clean Energy Future Fund.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
WA targets 1,000-plus standalone power systems with new funding boost
Michael Mazengarb29 Jun 20220 comments

WA tips another $37m to deploy 180 standalone power systems across the state, as it aims for 1,000 over four years.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Other Renewables, Solar
NSW project to model regional microgrids identifies eight potential communities
Sophie Vorrath16 Jun 20220 comments

ANU-led project selects eight communities on NSW south coast for deeper look into transitioning them to renewable and battery-based microgrids.

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