Tesla's 14kWh Powerwall 2 batteries open for order in Australia, with installations set to begin in Feb 2017 – just as 100s of thousands of solar households lose their premium FiT.
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Community solar funding program gathers pace, meeting latest $140,000 target in just two days to install solar on three local businesses.
Institute of Sustainable Futures leads network-based trial that will tap inverter smarts to boost grid stability, reliability – via household solar and storage.
Elon Musk says Tesla's solar tiles could cost less than – and last twice as long as – a regular "dumb roof."
Australian property group Stockland has unveiled its 8-star energy rated zero emissions house at the company’s Willowdale community development in Sydney’s west.
Plans to use solar power to pump water to the Queensland town of Mt Isa from a reservoir 70km away have progressed to the design stage.
Sydney Renewable Power Company is offering 519 unlisted shares to community and retail investors keen to invest in a 520kW solar array on Sydney’s new International Convention Centre.
High solar tariff helps Australia's first community-owned retailer reach major milestone, as it plans geographic expansion and push into new concepts such as peer-to-peer trading.
Local solar trading product launched to Victorian Powershop customers as "first in a series" of peer-to-peer products to be rolled out by the online retailer.
Panasonic's new 5.3kWh lithium-ion batteries will be available to Australian households from December.
We know early adopters are embracing domestic battery storage, but what’s the best ownership model for the less tech savvy among us? Could leasing be the way to go?
New data shows that in South Australia, battery storage is already offering significant savings – as much as 25% on annual electricity bill costs – to households with solar. Retailers will need to turn to Plan B.
USQ to install 1.9MW solar, plus battery storage across three campuses in three-stage Sustainable Energy Solution aimed at slashing the University’s electricity costs and emissions.
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.
St Vincent's Health to install nearly 3MW of solar PV across 16 sites in three states – one of the Australia's largest commercial solar roll-outs to date.
AGL Energy joins forces with NSW govt on $1m pilot program to install solar on community housing in Sydney – cutting energy costs for tenants by more than $400 a year.