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Indigenous Australian 10kWh battery system set to launch – cheaper than Tesla

August 26, 2015 by Sophie Vorrath 12 Comments

Brisbane indigenous company to launch 10kWh home battery storage system that it says will be cheaper than its closest competitors.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

Australia’s ‘greenest’ hotel pioneers strata fees for solar, and an EV charging station

August 25, 2015 by Emma Sutcliffe Leave a Comment

A room at the hotel

Port Macquarie Hotel that is 100% carbon neutral uses strata fees to generate 16% return on rooftop solar panels on its roof – rather than sitting in a bank – and even hosts a Tesla charging station.

Filed Under: Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Solar

Keep one step on the grid with Hybrid Solar

August 12, 2015 by Finn Peacock Leave a Comment

Hybrid systems are the best of both worlds: You get the guaranteed electricity supply of the grid, with the ability to store your excess solar energy for use when the sun isn’t shining.

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Tesla battery storage – sold out, charged up and possibly over-hyped

August 11, 2015 by Giles Parkinson 2 Comments

If you are an Australian householder and you haven’t already got your order in for a Tesla PowerWall battery storage system, you may have to wait a while.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage

Despite the Tesla hype, going off grid is not that simple

August 5, 2015 by Gordon Weiss 10 Comments

Gordon's fixed panels. Pic supplied.

The Tesla PowerWall announcement stimulated an exciting debate about how low cost batteries could create widespread defection from the electricity grid. Take it from someone who knows … alas, it’s not that simple!

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

Energy 'megashift' coming to Australia – first stop, solar households

August 5, 2015 by Sophie Vorrath 1 Comment

Australia’s solar households will lead the battery storage boom in Australia, causing a ‘megashift’ in the local energy market, now and for the forseeable future.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

Does your hybrid solar system really need to be blackout proof?

July 28, 2015 by Ronald Brakels 9 Comments

Electric shock sees a shocked electrician man

The holy grail of affordable on-grid energy storage has finally arrived! Well, it’s almost arrived.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

Tesla Model S in Australia: Breaking the shackles and conquering new frontiers

July 28, 2015 by Marc Talloen Leave a Comment

A Brisbane family get their Tesla Model S and promptly leave on a 3,000km road trip, becoming the first to link Brisbane and Canberra and back again. And the super-charging network hasn’t been built yet. Here’s what happened.

Filed Under: Electric Vehicles

Solar and battery storage already cheaper than grid power in Australia

July 21, 2015 by Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment

Leading BNEF analyst says solar + storage unstoppable, because they are already cheaper for Australian households to install than electricity from the grid.

Leading BNEF analyst says solar + storage unstoppable, because they are already cheaper for Australian households to install than electricity from the grid.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

Will a Tesla battery enable me to leave the grid?

July 9, 2015 by Glen Morris 1 Comment

Based on the current specification of the Tesla Powerwall battery there are two models. One gives 7kWh per day of usable energy when cycled daily: the other gives 10kWh if cycled weekly. Both come with ten year guarantees. 24 years ago I left the grid – not really by choice but because I moved to […]

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