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Twenty-two intriguing microgrid projects to watch in 2022
Elisa Wood17 Jan 20220 comments

After a busy year for microgrids in 2021, here is a list of the top 22 projects to watch in the coming year – including one from the tiny town of Heyfield in Australia.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
WA swaps another 120km of poles and wires for solar and battery storage
Joshua S Hill13 Jan 20220 comments

Horizon Power has installed another 19 stand-alone solar and battery power systems for its regional customers, including commercial farmers, with another 26 to follow by March.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
UK microgrid project offers path to cheaper residential electrification
David Appleyard1 Dec 20210 comments

Zero carbon microgrid development in UK aims deliver an energy positive neighborhood that will generate more power than it consumes and save residents up to 30% on energy bills.

Battery/Storage, News, Off-Grid, Solar
Panasonic unveils new home battery in two sizes: big and bigger
Sophie Vorrath19 Nov 20210 comments

New home battery storage offering from Panasonic suggests it expects US households to install bigger and bigger solar systems and aim for more and more independence from the grid.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
WA nickel mine taps vanadium flow battery to go 100 per cent renewable
Sophie Vorrath11 Nov 20210 comments

A nickel, copper and cobalt mine in southern WA is looking to shift to 100% renewables with a hybrid stand alone power system backed by a 300kWh vanadium redox flow battery.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Massive lithium mine looks to solar, battery storage, to slash diesel costs
Sophie Vorrath9 Nov 20210 comments

Pilbara Minerals inks deal to add 6MW solar farm to power mix at its Pilgangoora lithium project, with plans to add more PV and possibly battery storage.

Energy Efficiency, Featured, Off-Grid, Solar
How to slash your home energy bill by $735 a year – no solar required
Sophie Vorrath28 Oct 20210 comments

A new report out of Victoria has found that Melbourne households with an average 6-Star efficiency rating and no rooftop solar could save more than $700 a year in one (should be) simple move.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Victoria to subsidise “energy resilient” microgrids for bushfire hit towns
Sophie Vorrath26 Oct 20210 comments

Victorian government calls on communities to submit proposals for energy systems in their homes, businesses and essential service sites.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Dark skies, clean power: Off-grid wilderness sanctuary gets leg-up to quit fossil fuels
Sophie Vorrath21 Oct 20210 comments

Plans to install a solar and storage-based microgrid to power an off-grid wilderness sanctuary in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges have been awarded federal grant funding.

News, Off-Grid
Facing off climate disaster: The tale of two microgrid champions
Elisa Wood19 Oct 20210 comments

The devastation wrought by Hurricane Ida — one of the costliest hurricanes on record — made clear that microgrids remain far too scarce in disaster prone parts of the globe.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Lost power in a bushfire or storm? UNSW wants to hear all about it
Sophie Vorrath19 Oct 20210 comments

UNSW study wants to hear people's experiences – both good and bad – when the electricity grid has failed, in a bid to help build energy resilience for vulnerable communities.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Military microgrid promises community power for 14 days during disasters
Lisa Cohn29 Sep 20210 comments

Newly deployed military microgrid in Oregon will tap solar and battery storage to provide power for the local community for up to 14 days during outages.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Lord Howe Island enjoys five days and nights on solar and Tesla battery only
Joshua S Hill21 Sep 20210 comments

A solar and Tesla battery powered microgrid on Lord Howe Island turns six-months old, dramatically reducing the island's diesel use.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
“Off grid” solar and battery data centre network extends to Bendigo
Sophie Vorrath17 Sep 20210 comments

Plans to build a network of around 20 solar and battery powered regional Australian data centres "from Cairns to Geelong" gain momentum with new site in Victoria.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Other Renewables, Solar
Cyclone hit Kalbarri gets ready to welcome wind, solar and battery microgrid
Sophie Vorrath19 Aug 20210 comments

Western Power names the dates for official launch of much-delayed wind, solar and battery microgrid that will help power WA town of Kalbarri.

east gippsland bushfires
Battery/Storage, Featured, Off-Grid
“We’re going off grid:” Consumers want resilient systems after bushfire outages
Sophie Vorrath11 Aug 20210 comments

Consumers say they want to go off-grid, or at least have smarter and more resilient community-based power supplies, after big outages caused by bushfires.

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