Mojo Power joins forces with Carbontrack to give customers ability to monitor and control electricity usage remotely and gain better control over power costs.
Mojo Power teams with Carbontrack to help customers control energy costs
Software/Gadgets
Ikea solar adds microinverter offering as Enphase partners with Solargain in Australia
US-based microinverter maker Enphase Energy ramps up presence in Australian rooftop solar market in new partnership with major national retailer Solargain.
More microgrids! Google joins push to beat California’s blackout blues
As if to underscore the point, power blackouts rolled across California right after dozens of stakeholders urged state regulators to push harder to get more microgrids built.
How solar, EV chargers and “greening” of a Cairns resort has slashed costs – and boosted profits
From switching to LED lights to installing solar and EV charge points, the "greening" of the Cairns Gateway Resort has cut expenses – and delivered higher returns for owners.
Virtual ‘big battery’ proposes to get South Australia’s grid out of hot water
Metering company Intellihub proposes to transform South Australia’s 200,0000-odd residential electric hot water systems into a massive solar battery, to help solve grid stability problems.
Solar Juice signs 150MW inverter distribution deal with Sungrow
Australian rooftop PV distributor Solar Juice has inked a 150MW distribution agreement with the world’s largest pure-play inverter manufacturer, Sungrow.
Solar for Salvos: ARENA pilot shares cheap renewables with NGOs
ARENA backed pilot will use Melbourne-based Allume Energy's solar sharing technology in a pilot project with The Salvation Army and Green Peak Energy.
Solar + flow batteries take Brisbane home off grid, no back-up required
Redflow zinc-bromine flow batteries paired with solar take Tambourine Mountain home – and electric vehicle – off-grid and 100% renewable-powered.
Redflow adds virtual power plant functionality to zinc-bromine flow batteries
Australian energy storage company teams with carbonTRACK to incorporate Virtual Power Plant functionality into its Redflow zinc-bromine flow batteries.
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.
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.
