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“Community storage” is a new way to think about reducing grid costs

April 20, 2016 by Mark Dyson 3 Comments

How utilities are taking advantage of customer-owned energy storage and demand flexibility.

Thousands of Canberra homes to receive subsidised battery storage

April 5, 2016 by Giles Parkinson 1 Comment

More than 5,000 homes and businesses in Canberra will get subsidised battery storage under new scheme taking ACT towards 100% renewable energy. Already, 12 battery storage companies bid into the first pilot round.

Europe’s Sonnen launches battery storage product into Australia

March 31, 2016 by Giles Parkinson 2 Comments

German battery storage maker Sonnen teams up with Australia’s biggest solar installer to sell rooftop solar and battery storage packages, and plans “peer-to-peer” trading.

Redflow launches 10kWh "ZCell" into Australian home battery storage market

March 30, 2016 by Giles Parkinson 27 Comments

Buyers of Redflow’s ZCell battery storage product launched on Wednesday won’t get much change from $20,000 for the 10kWh device. But Simon Hackett says Redflow will match Tesla and other high profile brands on price per kWh and on performance.

My eco-home: going DC off-grid (nearly)

March 22, 2016 by Gerard Reid 20 Comments

I am convinced that our energy world is radically changing thanks to technologies such as solar, horizontal drilling, demand response, LEDs, batteries as well as exciting new business models

Nissan sees future with EV-powered grid. But if they build it, will consumers connect?

March 16, 2016 by Sophie Vorrath 2 Comments

Nissan explores how vehicle-to-grid, battery storage, wireless charging, autonomous drive technology and the internet could combine to revolutionise how consumers use energy. But how close is this to reality?

How the Big 3 battery storage offerings rate on costs and savings

February 29, 2016 by Giles Parkinson 10 Comments

New survey says of Big 3 energy retailer offerings shows battery storage still a “non-rational” economic investment. But who cares, given that customers can still obtain big savings on their electricity bills?

Redflow says will compete with lithium, lead batteries on cost

February 17, 2016 by Sophie Vorrath 2 Comments

Redflow says zinc bromine flow batteries will be cost-competitive with lithium-ion and lead acid rivals, with more cost reductions to come.

This battery storage revolution could happen quicker than we thought

February 17, 2016 by Giles Parkinson 1 Comment

Interest in battery storage is even stronger than the energy industry expected, helped along by the marketing power of Tesla, and interest from popular programs such as Catalyst. And consumers don’t seem to care about details such as returns on investment.