One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
New residential development to include rooftop solar, batteries and virtual power plant participation as standard, as two companies team up to deliver sustainable housing.
A new tool to help build renewables in the right places will launch this November. BirdLife Australia’s Golo Maurer explains how it works and why it could be a game-changer.
Clean Energy Council approves new single-phase hybrid inverter for installation that offers backup power, high-capacity PV input, and virtual power plant integration.
With Australia's battery rebate now in place, the onus is on us as an industry to ensure those batteries actually work hard for the homes they serve.
A new study will see how households and businesses without solar can buy it from households that produce excess.
Australian battery maker forms "technical alliance" to deliver an all-in-one solution to streamline residential energy management with electric mobility.
Australians are often being misled when they try to make sustainable electrical appliance choices, and consumer law isn’t doing enough to protect them.
The energy industry needs to design products and services that align with how people actually live, rather than expecting them to fundamentally change their behaviour to fit industry models.
China giant unveils new inverter series in Australia and New Zealand, high-voltage hybrid inverter for use in residential applications.
Government and industry are pushing consumers to join virtual power plants, but our energy system is full of roadblocks and disincentives.
Clean Energy Council gets off to less than ideal start to its "new and improved" SRES product listing service, after badly bungling a registration on day one.
Clean Energy Council retains the job of managing the list of products that can participate in the federal rooftop solar rebate, on the condition it lifts its game.
A leading UK tech company provides a platform that gives consumers incentives to help balance their use of green electricity when it's abundant and when it's not.
Devrim Celal from green energy retailer Octopus explains why the energy transition will not succeed unless the proper incentives are given to use electricity at the right times.
California-based solar energy technology company has set a new benchmark by extending the limited warranty for its IQ8 Microinverter product range.
Energy experts argue we should shift our hot water heating to the middle of the day when there is abundant solar. It will cut emissions, and could save billions of dollars.
