Australia

It takes a village: Why community energy is vital to a 100% renewable Australia

The transition to 100 per cent renewables for Australia is inevitable, say the authors of a major new report. The…

April 20, 2016

LG Chem ramps up Australian battery storage plans ahead of "critical solar decade"

LG Chem reveals plans to ramp up its battery storage business in Australia, predicting a five-fold increase in sales in…

March 24, 2016

Ayers Rock Resort to get 15% of power needs from sun, with installation of 1.8MW solar array

CEFC funded 1.8MW rooftop solar array installed at Ayers Rock Resort in Central Australia will supply 15 per cent of…

March 22, 2016

You've installed solar and battery storage. But is that smart?

Not all solar and storage systems are created equal. New energy management solutions - targeting the Australian market first -…

February 17, 2016

Sydney household becomes "mini power station" with solar + Powerwall + Grid Credits

Australia’s first household to add a Tesla Powerwall battery can this week begin buying and selling electricity on the market,…

February 10, 2016

Tesla Energy launches major hiring push in Australia as Powerwall sales take off

Tesla Energy has launched recruitment drive in Australia this week in an effort to get the company to scale to…

February 2, 2016

First Tesla Powerwall installations in homes to begin this week in Australia

First Tesla Powerwalls to be installed in Australian homes, as the US battery storage maker extends its network of fast-charging…

January 28, 2016

A tale of two (Australian) microgrids

Microgrids will be a huge part of the world's future energy landscape, so we take a look at two different…

December 16, 2015

More Australian Tesla Powerwall re-sellers named, including CSR

More Australian companies named as re-sellers of the Tesla Powerwall 7kWh residential battery, including energy efficiency company CSR Bradford.

December 15, 2015

First Panasonic solar plus battery storage trial launched in Canberra

First in a series of Australian network-led trials of Panasonic's residential battery storage offering launched in Canberra at home of…

December 14, 2015