Synergy and Western Power extend "shared storage" trial to two more W.A. suburbs, after initial Tesla community battery install proves a huge success.
Tesla “community batteries” extended to more W.A. suburbs in shared storage trial
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Stockland ramps up solar, battery and efficiency roll-out with CEFC loan
Australian property group set to roll out another 11MW commercial solar, this time across its logistics business, with help of $75m CEFC senior debt facility.
City of Adelaide inks deal to go 100% renewable from July 2020
Adelaide strikes energy offtake deal with Flow Power to source 100% renewables – from 1 July 2020, "if it’s run by the City of Adelaide, it’s being powered by renewable electricity."
Solar + Redflow batteries to slash costs, beat heat at outback cattle station
Solar plus 40kWh Redflow zinc-bromine flow batteries allow outback W.A. cattle station to operate completely off-grid, save $10,000 a year in diesel costs, and keep workers cool.
Daimler inks deal for 100% green power in Germany, supplied in real time
Daimler to source 100% of its industrial electricity demand in Germany from “firmed” and “flexible” renewables, in deal with Norwegian power company Statkraft.
Victorian networks plan for grid where 95 per cent of households have rooftop solar
Victoria’s major electricity distribution companies want to invest tens of millions of dollars to pave the way for a future where solar is on almost every household rooftop.
How our Tesla Powerwall 2 battery provided power in the NSW bushfires
For this household lucky enough to be still standing after the NSW south coast bushfires, having rooftop solar and a back-up battery storage system has been invaluable.
Solar Insiders Podcast: Bushfires and backlogs – Solar’s New Year
Sunwiz director Warwick Johnston on the past year and 2020 forecasts, and what we learned from the bushfires.
Queensland school goes big on solar – and Tesla battery storage
Private school in Bundaberg to install just under 1MW of solar power and 1160kWh of Tesla battery storage capacity to slash costs, underpin future expansion.
Energy efficient homes sell for more. Here’s how Australian owners could cash in
Our review of international research found energy-efficient homes typically fetch a higher price. But that’s not the case in most of Australia.
REC Group extends solar panel warranty to 25 years
German solar panel maker launches extended warranty for PV modules, guaranteeing performance and covering all faults and labour over 25 years.
Bushfire crisis shows the answer to future energy security lies on our rooftops
Australia's current bushfire crisis has underscored the urgent need to decentralise our electricity grid. Building up networks of household solar batteries is the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to get this done.
Australia rooftop solar installs total 2.13GW in 2019 after huge December rush
A surprising and record surge in small scale rooftop solar installations in December take total capacity in Australia to more than 10GW.
Wind, solar and batteries to slash emissions and costs in W.A.’s Esperance
Wind, solar and battery storage to power nearly half of W.A. town of Esperance, slashing emissions by half and electricity costs by nearly that much.
What does 10GW of rooftop solar power look like?
Australia's rooftop solar capacity is soaring, and is showing no signs of slowing down.
How much does smoke haze affect rooftop solar production?
Solar monitoring company Solar Analytics has found that rooftop PV systems in Sydney and Canberra saw PV output plummet by 15 – 45% on heavy smoke haze days.
