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Transcript: Great Solar Business interview with Martin Green

May 20, 2021 by Staff Reporter Leave a Comment

Martin Green at sunport MWT launch solar juice - optimised
Martin Green at sunport MWT launch solar juice - optimised

How cheap can solar be? Find out in this episode’s interview with Dr. Martin Green from the University of New South Wales.

Filed Under: Podcasts, Solar

Tributes flood in for “solar champion” Govind Kant

May 19, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Govind Kant
Govind Kant

Tributes flow for Trina Solar’s Govind Kant, who died in India on Sunday from the coronavirus. A GoFundMe page is taking donations for his family.

Filed Under: Solar, News

Tesla to build community microgrid in clever twist on pollution penalty

May 13, 2021 by Elisa Wood Leave a Comment

Tesla will build a community microgrid in the San Francisco Bay Area as part of an unusual penalty for air quality infringements at its Fremont EV manufacturing facility.

Filed Under: Off-Grid, Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Solar

Canberra ‘green’ suburb to feature Tesla megapack in suburban big battery project

April 28, 2021 by Michael Mazengarb Leave a Comment

Tesla Megapack battery (Credit: Tesla).

Canberra will become host to a suburban big battery project as part of a plan to establish one of the ‘greenest’ new suburb developments in Australia.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage

Deakin Uni launches renewable microgrid, with Australia’s biggest on-campus solar farm

April 22, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Renewable energy microgrid that includes 2MWh of battery storage and Australia’s largest on-campus solar farm at 7MW, switched on at Deakin University.

Filed Under: Solar, Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets

Energy Queensland to trial five grid-connected batteries in high solar zones

March 25, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

The 4MW/8MWh Tesla battery at Bohle Plains in Townsville

Energy Queensland to trial network-connected batteries in five regional locations that will host a total of 40MWh of storage capacity between them.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, News, Policy

Tesla launches new battery energy plan, including big Powerwall discount

March 23, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Tesla launches new energy plan in South Australia that promises big discounts on home battery storage and more behind-the-meter back-up for the grid.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, News, Solar, Tariffs

Zero-sum game: The rise of solar export limits, and what can be done about it

February 19, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

As rooftop solar continues to boom around Australia, an increasing number of households are coming up against strict limits to the amount of energy they are allowed to export to the grid, some of which cannot export their solar at all.

Filed Under: Solar, Policy, Software/Gadgets, Tariffs

Will the solar roof tile ever crack the mainstream market?

February 11, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath 1 Comment

Image: Ergosun

What are the pros and cons of solar roof tiles? And will they ever, as Elon Musk believes, go off like kelp on steroids?

Filed Under: Solar, News

Community battery “solar sponges” to be trialled across Melbourne network

January 27, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

rooftop solar suburb rebates victoria - optimised
rooftop solar suburb rebates victoria - optimised

Community-scale batteries to be installed across inner-city suburbs of Melbourne in joint venture between CitiPower and Yarra Energy Foundation.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

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