Sales of Tesla Powerwall begin in Australia as the first authorised resellers of the 7kWh battery are announced and launch their offers.
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Tesla Powerwall hits Australian market, local installers to be named
Tesla says Australian customers can ‘put money down’ for Tesla Powerwall battery storage units before Christmas, with the nation’s first authorised reseller set to be named.
Australian all-electric bus drives into record books – 1,018km on one charge
After successfully driving from Melbourne to Sydney on one charge, Brighsun’s all-electric bus has clocked a Guinness World Record of 1,018km on one charge.
Redflow makes push for renewables and battery storage for Oz mines
Australian battery maker Redflow says mining industry should be coupling large-scale battery storage with renewable energy to cut costs and quit the grid.
Melbourne council releases mapping tool to reveal huge potential of solar PV
A new mapping tool launched by the City of Melbourne reveals the huge untapped potential of the municipality’s rooftops to host solar systems, vegetation or reflective materials.
AGL adds two new, larger battery systems to energy storage suite
AGL launches two new residential battery offerings from Sunverge aimed at households who are large energy consumers and have between 4-5kW of rooftop solar.
All-electric bus unveiled in Melbourne, heading to Sydney on one charge
A newly unveiled all-electric Australian bus will drive 1004km from Melbourne to Sydney on a single charge, in its first official road test.
Enphase chooses Australia for launch of plug'n'play AC battery unit
The first battery offering from Enphase has launched in Australia – a market the leading US tech company says could be first to achieve battery ‘parity.’
Solar powered aged care: how one booming Australian sector is driving another
New projects in Queensland illustrate the perfect fit of Australia’s rapidly expanding aged care industry, and commercial solar.