SA Power Networks installs the last of 100 battery storage systems in northern Adelaide VPP trial – the largest actually commissioned, for now, in Australia.
SAPN completes battery installs for northern Adelaide solar + storage trial
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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.
Millennials want solar, storage, shared energy – and an app for all that
A recent Accenture survey has asked Millennials – Australia's second-largest cohort after Gen X – what they want from their energy providers. The answers are a clarion call to those utilities and retailers who still believe business-as-usual will do.
Living off-grid in Australia's tropical north: Tips from a long-term Daintree resident
A well designed off-grid solar and battery storage system can supply most households' needs easily, even in Australia's tropical north. But some know-how is needed.
The first Tesla microgrid: Melbourne housing development to feature shared energy system
Another Melbourne residential development featuring Tesla Powerwalls in every house. This time the batteries will be connected to a network, and stored solar energy will be shared. A Tesla micro-grid, if you will.
AllGrid Energy, Redback Technologies join forces to deliver remote solar solutions
Indigenous renewable tech company AllGrid Energy to partner with energy management start-up Redback Technologies to give Australia's remote indigenous communities energy reliability and self-sufficiency.
The hidden energy cost of smart homes
One of the great hopes of the second digital revolution is that "the internet of things" will help households save energy. But research from Australia and the UK is revealing ways the IOT might also increase energy demand.
ANU project to turn households into mini solar power stations, to boost grid, reward consumers
ARENA grants ANU project $2.9m to install solar and battery storage at 40 homes on Tasmania's Bruny Island, and use Australian-made software to trade electricity with the grid when needed during peaks.
