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The first Tesla microgrid: Melbourne housing development to feature shared energy system
Sophie Vorrath20 Jul 20160 comments

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.

Battery/Storage, Solar, Tariffs
Five things to consider for solar homes coming off premium FiTs
Sophie Vorrath19 Jul 20160 comments

With more than 275,000 solar households set to come off premium feed-in tariffs. A new report offers advice on how to cushion the blow.

Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, Solar
AllGrid Energy, Redback Technologies join forces to deliver remote solar solutions
Sophie Vorrath15 Jul 20160 comments

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.

Solar
Adelaide airport completes 1.17MW rooftop solar install – South Australia's largest
Sophie Vorrath14 Jul 20160 comments

The massive 1.17MW addition to Adelaide Airport’s rooftop solar capacity has been completed and is supplying just under 10% of the major airport’s energy needs.

Solar
Australia to break through 5GW rooftop solar mark in July
Giles Parkinson13 Jul 20160 comments

Australia to break through 5GW mark for rooftop solar in July, as households and businesses continue to invest in their own power needs.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Stand-alone solar and battery storage trial kicks off in rural WA
Sophie Vorrath13 Jul 20160 comments

WA utility Western Power has installed six stand-alone solar and battery storage power around the state as part of $4m pilot project investigating how electricity can be delivered to rural and remote customers.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Solar
Welcome to Tesla Town: the new Melbourne suburb with a Powerwall in every home
Sophie Vorrath13 Jul 20160 comments

Homes in Glenvill's new-build Melbourne development, YarraBend, will have rooftop solar and Tesla Powerwall battery storage as standard features. Is this the new normal for suburbs of the future?

Other Renewables, Solar
Bondi water treatment plant now 100% renewable – powered by Sydney waste
Sophie Vorrath12 Jul 20160 comments

Waste biogas-fuelled cogeneration installed at Bondi Treatment Plant now generates more energy than the facility consumes.

Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables, Solar
7 things NSW solar customers should consider as premium tariffs end
Nigel Morris11 Jul 20160 comments

The good news is solar owners can still continue to get fantastic returns from their solar systems, the less good news is the returns won’t be the same and utility meters will need to be changed in most cases..

Energy Efficiency, Solar
Vatican proposes global rollout of solar in Catholic schools after Queensland lead
Aisha Abdelhamid6 Jul 20160 comments

Townsville project to install rooftop solar on dozens of Catholic schools inspired Vatican to propose a global project to encourage all Catholic schools to go solar.

Electric Vehicles, Solar
Hanergy unveils solar powered "zero charge" EVs
Sophie Vorrath6 Jul 20160 comments

Chinese solar panel maker Hanergy has announced plans to commercialise four PV-powered – “zero charging” – electric vehicle models of its own design.

Solar, Tariffs
Solar households miss out as big generators profit from price hikes
Giles Parkinson and Sophie Vorrath6 Jul 20160 comments

Australia's biggest utilities are passing on the surging cost of the country's predominantly coal-fired grid to consumers at the start of the new financial year, but it seems pretty clear that many solar households are missing out.

Energy Efficiency, Solar
Solar crowd-funding hits $120,000 mark for 99kW Abbotsford Convent project
Sophie Vorrath4 Jul 20160 comments

A huge $60,000 raised in 30-day Pozible campaign rounds off $120,000 for 99kW PV system at Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne – Australia’s largest crowd-funded solar project, to date.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Five reasons to consider the power of battery storage
Changhwan Choi29 Jun 20160 comments

For the first time with Energy Storage Systems homeowners can not only store energy generated during the day through their PV system but can also utilise it for household needs in the evenings or peak times.

Battery/Storage, Solar
WA power utility to lead big switch to local generation
Sophie Vorrath29 Jun 20160 comments

WA power utility Horizon is leading a big switch from centralised fossil fuel generation to local generation. The economics of past supply models are no longer competitive with current and future technology choices.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Solar
Mercedes Benz set to launch home battery storage in Australia
Sophie Vorrath29 Jun 20160 comments

Mercedez Benz to launch its 2.5kWh lithium-ion home battery storage units in Australia in September.

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