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Queensland council saves $1.9m in grid costs from single Tesla Powerpack

September 27, 2017 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

A Queensland local government council has installed what is believed to be Australia’s first off-grid solar and battery storage system to use a Tesla Powerpack, to maintain local drinking water quality around the clock.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

Solar Insiders Podcast September 22

September 25, 2017 by Giles Parkinson and Nigel Morris 2 Comments

The difficulty in getting hold of Tesla Powerwall stock is keeping a lid on household battery storage sales in Australia. The Solar Insiders podcast takes a look at the market.

Filed Under: Solar

Consumers see solar and battery storage as key to cutting bills

September 22, 2017 by Sophie Vorrath 2 Comments

Poll reveals batteries could soon be as “common as dishwashers” in Australian homes, in race to cut power bills with solar and storage.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Energy Efficiency, Solar

Let's follow Malcolm Turnbull's rooftop solar and storage lead, and keep the lights on

September 13, 2017 by Giles Parkinson and Sophie Vorrath 14 Comments

Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is mighty proud of the upgraded rooftop solar array and battery storage system that he had installed in his Point Piper harbourside mansion in Sydney earlier this year. And rightly so – it’s part of a vital new network resource that will help keep Australia’s lights on.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

Batteries included: Another new-build Australian suburb offers solar + storage

August 21, 2017 by Sophie Vorrath 5 Comments

New-build Qld suburb offers houses with solar + Tesla Powerwall 2 included – enough to make them energy self-sufficient from “dawn to dusk.”

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Energy Efficiency, Solar

Will solar powered cars ever be real?

July 31, 2017 by David Woodgrove 3 Comments

The Sunswift team has designed and built Eve to be registered as a road legal sports car, representing a shift in solar powered transport from conceptual to commercial vehicle standards.

Filed Under: Electric Vehicles, Solar

Catholic schools go big in rooftop solar and battery storage

July 25, 2017 by John Elliott 3 Comments

A massive solar and storage rollout has begun for schools in Central Queensland, contracting for rooftop PV totalling more than 4MW with battery storage of 3MWh.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

Solar pioneer David Mills' life in the burbs – with PV, two EVs, and battery storage

June 28, 2017 by Giles Parkinson 18 Comments

Solar pioneer David Mills says if he can do it, almost anyone can. And by doing “it”, he means powering his house and his two electric vehicles largely through rooftop solar, and storing excess output in battery storage.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Solar

Australian fruit & veg grower to spend "millions" on solar, storage

June 7, 2017 by Sophie Vorrath 2 Comments

Australia’s biggest horticulture company, Costa Group, has revealed plans to roll out its own solar power and battery storage capacity, starting at its flagship SA mushroom facility.

Filed Under: Solar

Redflow zinc bromine batteries tapped for Dutch solar-powered dairy

May 24, 2017 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Six Redflow 10kWh ZBM2 zinc-bromine flow batteries have been selected to be installed at a Dutch dairy farm, to store and manage the solar supply from a 50kW rooftop array.

Filed Under: Solar

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