Monash University study finds retailer incentives and tariff design will have key roles to play in making households smarter about power use.
Want households to help tame the solar duck? Show them the money, says report
Software/Gadgets
“Heat pumps for everyone:” Octopus unveils new smart, clean home heating system
Renewable energy company Octopus Energy has unveiled a smart home heating system called Cosy Octopus, billed as the “next stage in smart heat revolution."
Training pilot to boost skills in home battery installation, off-grid power system design
Specialised training programs to upskill electricians in home battery installation and in the design and delivery of off-grid power systems win state funding.
Allume wins new funds to deliver shared solar across the US
Allume Energy secures $US1.5m investment from US investors to help the company bring rooftop solar to more than 4,000 apartment dwellers.
Smart meters a must by 2030: “Digital foundations” for grid racing to renewables
AEMC recommends an accelerated program to install smart meters at all homes and small businesses in the NEM by 2030.
How my home battery has performed over the past four years – and lessons for a DER future
A data-driven, objective look at how 6.3kW of solar and a Tesla Powerwall have performed technically and financially over four years – with an EV added to the mix.
Who are the world’s top 10 solar inverter makers and where are they shipping?
Latest data from Wood Mackenzie shows the top 10 vendors tightening their stranglehold on the global market, as supply chain constraints start to ease.
Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Community farm adds wind turbine, battery to slash energy costs by $20,000 a yearA working community and children's farm will further slash emissions and energy costs with a 5kW wind turbine and battery energy storage system.
Off-grid renewable microgrid specialist wins government boost
One of Australia's leading developers of stand-alone integrated renewable energy power systems gets a funding boost and a renewed focus.
Community-led electric homes program launches in fossil gas heartland
A community led program brings together products and information to help households go all-electric in a state where roughly 80% of homes use gas.
Shared solar dream-team hopes to make PV for social housing a “no-brainer”
Four companies join forces to make solar for multi-tenant social housing more affordable – and more accessible – through a discounted package of equipment and technologies.
Noosa body corporate installs rooftop “mini solar farm” to pay for strata costs
A body corporate team has won a national gong for a plan to pay for strata costs by installing a 550kW solar farm across the rooftops of one of its properties.
Microgrid “living laboratory” to demonstrate resilient, renewable power systems of the future
A flagship mixed-use, precinct-based solar and battery power system will highlight the benefits and challenges of deploying microgrids on the electricity network.
Ikea launches “largest” urban commercial solar and battery microgrid
More than 3,000 solar panels and a 3MW/3.45MWh battery make up this urban, commercial microgrid launched this week from an Ikea rooftop.
Indigenous communities to ditch diesel, as Labor upholds microgrid funding
Renewable microgrid funding, originally set aside in the 2021-22 federal budget, will slash the use of costly and polluting diesel in remote Indigenous communities.
Residential microgrids are booming – and utilities are getting in on the action
New data from Wood Mackenzie reveals residential microgrids as the new growth engine for the sector and finds utilities getting in on the game.
