One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
Switching water heaters to charge during the day can soak up solar and make sure electricity supply and demand match. A new, real-world trial has put this technique to the test.
A client recently presented us with a challenge: More than 2,000 properties that could have solar and batteries installed, but a limited budget. Here’s what we found.
Momentum Energy signs Port of Brisbane to its Virtual Energy Network offering, which shares excess solar generated at one site across others.
Solar Victoria says it has received 438 applications from owners’ corporations in first round of rebate, seeking to install 12,000kW to power more than 5,000 apartments.
Victorian government announcing extension to hugely popular $16 million Solar for Apartments program.
Australian property development giant Stockland has signed an innovative rooftop solar deal that will help supply its entire operations with 100% renewables.
CCA recommends an extension to the federal SRES in its climate progress report, and wants home batteries and EV chargers included. But the federal government is not sold.
AEMO’s state-by-state approach to controlling rooftop solar leaves consumers worse off through greater complexity and higher costs. There are smarter solutions.
New research project identifies where in Australia a home solar battery system will save you money – and sets out what to consider before you buy.
“This is world-first technology … being used in New Zealand for the first time.” Allume’s SolShare cracks a new market to get solar where it’s most needed.
