Australia's "first" privately funded VPP hopes to sign up 1000 homes and businesses in south-west WA to zero up-front cost deal for solar and battery storage.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, Solar
ARENA tips $2.9m into microgrid trial to use a locally designed smart software platform to help run Monash University's Clayton campus entirely on renewables.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Other Renewables, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Solar’s big year, an interview with German battery storage maker Senec, and a round-up of the highlights of the All Energy conference.
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Australia's networks have gone from raising the drawbridge to lowering it, inviting new technologies and ideas on to their platform. And sooner or later they are going to be competing for access to the consumer.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Consumer Affairs Victoria joins taskforce to combat high-pressure sales tactics, inaccurate marketing and poor service as state government solar rebate scheme takes off.
Posted in Policy, Solar
SunWiz data shows Australia installed another 125MW of small-scale rooftop solar in September, taking total for calendar 2018 to 1.09GW and beating 2017 total with three months to go.
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Northern Territory electricity and solar feed-in tariffs set for review, in bid to boost uptake of rooftop solar, battery storage, and other energy efficient technologies.
Posted in Solar, Tariffs
Victoria microgrid project wins state funding to demonstrate the value of energy resilience and self-sufficiency for rural industries.
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Group of 18 councils in NSW sign up to take the output from Moree solar farm to slash their electricity bills by around one third.
Posted in Solar Some councils have rejected large scale and rooftop solar installations. Plus: A preview of the All-Energy conference.
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