Software/Gadgets

“Australia’s largest” virtual power plant completed by AGL in South Australia

AGL marks installation of 1,000th battery system in its South Australia VPP, a milestone it says makes the 5MW scheme…

September 26, 2019

Domino’s Pizza plans Australia-wide solar roll-out, to slice energy costs

Multi-national pizza chain in talks to install solar on outlets across Australia, after rooftop PV at a Brisbane store achieved…

September 18, 2019

Clipsal launches new rooftop solar business

99 year old South Australian company Clipsal has launched its solar business, aiming to integrate solar systems with industry leading…

September 17, 2019

Solar and battery microgrid to power Western Australia business park

W.A. government avoids "costly" grid extension with solar and battery microgrid, which will power a new 120-hectare industrial and "agri-innovation"…

September 13, 2019

UNSW report proposes floating microgrids of electric boats

UNSW researchers propose floating microgrids made up of electric boat motors, renewables and smart controls, to help power islands and…

September 12, 2019

Power Ledger trials P2P solar trading platform in first regional setting

P2P software platform to be trialled across nine commercial and one council site in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region – a…

September 10, 2019

Simon Hackett shifts Tasmania farm to solar microgrid, with 27 ZBM2 batteries

Sheep and cattle farm to install 100kW solar, 270kWh zinc bromine flow battery storage, to slash grid power use and…

September 3, 2019

University of Adelaide starts work on solar and mixed storage microgrid

The $7 million cutting edge microgrid project will combine both vanadium flow and lithium-ion battery storage technology with a 1.2MW…

August 30, 2019

PowerGen-E.ON deal targets microgrids, minigrids, micro-utilities in Africa

Acquisition brings PowerGen’s micro-utility customer base to over 50,000 in four Sub-Saharan countries, adding momentum to micro-utility growth across Africa.

August 29, 2019

La Trobe University unveils $75m net zero emissions plan

Victoria's La Trobe University unveils $75m plan to become state's first to reach net zero emissions in 2029, including possible…

August 20, 2019