World’s first “plug-in” home battery set to be tested in Australia
US start-up Orison, backed by Origin Energy, hopes to unveil its "plug and play" battery storage that it describes as just another appliance that can be plugged into the wall. ...
Category: Software/Gadgets
Data centres are primed for green energy opportunities
Until recently, medium-sized data centres have been limited in their options for energy procurement. There is now a new technology that can solve this problem....
Consumers want it, networks need it: Verdict in on world-first blockchain solar trading trial
Report on W.A. trial using Power Ledger blockchain technology finds peer-to-peer solar energy trading technically feasible, good for grid and consumers – but unlikely to take off under current network tariff structures....
Why demand response is crucial to smart, renewable grids: the view from California
California Energy Commission's Andrew McAllister talks ‘active efficiency’, a mix of traditional energy efficiency and demand response that will be key smart and renewable future grids....
How green is your electricity? New Australian software identifies origin of supply
A new software platform that will allow consumers to choose the provenance of their renewable electricity supply, and help establish clean energy communities, is set to be rolled out in Australia....
Microgrid feasibility funding awarded to 17 projects in round one of federal scheme
First-round winners of $50.4m Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund include microgrids for indigenous communities, farmers, regional towns and industrial parks....
Q Cells tips $5m into SwitchDin to tap solar and battery management technology
Newcastle-based SwitchDin secures $5m from global PV giant Q-Cells, which will use the Australian technology to offer vertically integrated distributed renewable solutions....
Australia’s distributed solar faces blunt options without the right data
To date, there hasn’t been a framework in place to take advantage of solar and/or storage that is ready to play a more sophisticated part in the grid’s operation.
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Even with rooftop solar boom, consumers are paying dearly for what lies underneath
Australians have led the world in solar installations on their rooftops, but lag way behind in terms of what they do under the roof. And it's costing them dearly....
New solar farm offers bite-size chunks for small business on road to energy democracy
The completion of Robinvale solar farm marks the launch of WePower's blockchain-based energy tokenisation platform that promises to open up energy procurement to small businesses....
