Energy Made Clean wins tender for 1.1MWh battery system for ground-breaking large-scale community energy storage trial in Western Australia.
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World's biggest installer of zero net energy homes, with help from Star Wars droids
Japanese construction company Sekisui Heim used Star Wars droids to promote its net zero houses. It worked.
AGL sees no mass market for battery storage before 2020s
AGL sees no mass market for battery storage before 2020, and is not sure Tesla product is suitable for Australia. It concedes it is behind in rooftop solar, but argues this is just one of basket of new technologies that will change consumer energy use. And it doesn’t fear for its coal assets.
SA network wants solar homes to pay $100/year more for grid
SA network operator dares to go where Qld and WA governments feared to tread – higher network charges for solar households. The network justifies this by changing demand profiles, but will also look to shift hot water and pool pump use to daytime to make up for lost demand caused by PV production.
Tomorrow's battery technologies that could power your home
Tesla’s lithium-ion technology isn’t the only battery on offer. Here’s a quick survey of current battery technologies, and some that are in development.
NSW vineyard going solar with one of Australia's first commercial PPAs
Tyrrell’s Wines to host one of Australia’s first commercial solar power purchase projects, with installation of 350kW PV system at Hunter Valley vineyard.
Batteries for your PV System: How much do you need?
Just as important as how cheap batteries are getting is another crucial question: how much battery do you need?
Getting by in Sydney blackouts with a little help from solar and storage
Sydney storm has made us realise how much we rely on electricity for so many things and how much we take it for granted.
How your local McDonalds could become zero net energy store
Not many people associate fast food with clean energy. But that’s exactly what one of the largest quick-service restaurants in the world is exploring. RMI recently completed a net-zero-energy study for McDonald’s, which explores how to offset the energy consumption of an entire restaurant with renewable energy. Working alongside the net-zero-energy visionaries at New Buildings Institute (NBI) and […]
Why battery system costs may fall 3x faster than solar PV
Everyone, it seems, agrees that battery storage is the next big thing to affect global energy markets. What is not agreed upon is the timing. Some think this may happen in a few years, others in a decade or more. Some think it is happening now. The big question for many is how quickly battery […]