One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
Reports that NSW solar households are about to get slugged with shock new export tariffs are exaggerated – but only slightly. The sun tax is coming and it is controversial.
Huge demand sees another $6 million added to the budget for the Battery Booster rebate, which offers an up to $4,000 discount on home energy storage.
Australians are increasingly keen on batteries, but the reasons why signal an ever-widening gap between consumers and industry.
After years of grit, determination and collaboration, construction is underway on one of Australia’s pioneering community solar and battery storage projects.
Redflow has showcased its commercial-scale battery solution, the Quadpod, as it prepares to install one at an electrical engineering company.
The German start-up with a mission to convert 500,000 buildings a year to climate-neutral power, heating and mobility, has marked its official launch in Australia.
A surge in public interest in a community battery grants project has left the government’s renewable energy agency “overwhelmed” by its popularity.
Peter “Pedals” van der Wik – solar pioneer and founder of Nimbin’s Rainbow Power Company – has died. This story is dedicated to his legacy and his vision.
A new upper-end rooftop solar panel has landed on the Australian market, with orders now open for the 1komma5° Europe-made Full Black module.
Australian solar outfit 5B has speed-delivered a 2.1MW solar system to help power an off-grid iron ore mining operation in WA’s Pilbara region.
