Solar Analytics says its new suite of energy management software and hardware – including battery control and hot water diversion – will deliver more bill savings.
Solar Analytics to launch "game changing" energy management system
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Proof we can chew gum, share solar and cut costs at the same time
A heritage listed former chewing gum factory turned apartment complex will use solar PV and behind the meter technology to supply residents with power up to 20% cheaper than retail market.
GreenSync energy monitoring technology added to Melbourne mini-grid trial
The energy management technology of Victorian company, GreenSync, will be used in a ground-breaking suburban Melbourne solar and battery storage trial that aims to take part of a Melbourne suburb off-grid.
Forget coal power – the path to grid stability begins at home
There’s a simple and achievable way to ensure electricity grid reliability on extreme heat days, and it's on and under our own roofs.
Top 5 residential solar and battery storage tips for consumers in 2017
As 2016 draws to an end, rooftop solar in Australia is experiencing another boom – this time with warnings. So here's a list of some top tips for consumers of residential solar and battery storage, gathered from the observations and recommendations of industry players and experts.
To seal or not to seal: The dangers of a draught-proof home
At the moment it is de rigeur to try to seal off every last little crack in the envelope of one’s house in order to save energy. But there is another side to this issue: you also have to breathe!
SAPN completes battery installs for northern Adelaide solar + storage trial
SA Power Networks installs the last of 100 battery storage systems in northern Adelaide VPP trial – the largest actually commissioned, for now, in Australia.
World's largest virtual power plant trial a big hit with SA consumers
AGL Energy says SA virtual power plant well ahead of schedule after 150 first round battery systems snapped up by consumers.
Households will power half the grid by 2050, networks admit
Report from Australia's main network lobby and CSIRO suggests that by 2050, nearly half of all future generation – and storage – will be on site in homes, business and communities.
NSW charity group to save thousands with donated solar system
Not for profit charity Ronald McDonald House to save thousands of dollars a year on power costs, via 8.3kW rooftop solar system donated to its Orange, NSW branch.
CSIRO "internet of things" pilot aims to cut community housing power bills by 80%
Solar + battery storage optimisation platform by CSIRO-backed start-up Evergen to be installed in 10 NSW low-income households in first of a kind pilot program.
New trial to tap home solar and battery storage for "renewed" grids
Institute of Sustainable Futures leads network-based trial that will tap inverter smarts to boost grid stability, reliability – via household solar and storage.
P2P energy sharing start-up brings Brooklyn Microgrid smarts to Australia
US pioneers of blockchain-based peer-to-peer energy trading, LO3, set up in Byron Bay with plans to trial its TransActive Grid technology in Australia.
Community solar with a view: Why sharing may be future of energy
NSW property development offers a tree change, and a share in an energy utility: a purpose-built, community-owned embedded network through which they can buy, sell and store solar electricity, peer-to-peer.
CSIRO-made smart solar and storage system launched by Evergen
A solar and storage energy management system developed by CSIRO and backed by AMP Capital has been launched in Australia.
United Energy taps solar, storage, software to defer network upgrade
GreenSync to deliver landmark community-based demand response, energy storage project for United Energy to defer need for network upgrades on Mornington Peninsula.
