batteries

“Please act quickly:” ACCC issues fresh recall for ‘dangerous’ batteries

The faulty batteries, which may be branded LG, SolaX, Opal, Redback, Eguana, or VARTA, can overheat and catch fire.

November 21, 2022

RedEarth says its Troppo battery is first Australian-made unit to get CEC approval

The Brisbane-made LiFePO batteries of RedEarth have become the first fully Australian designed and made batteries to make the CEC…

August 4, 2021

One-in-two homes could have solar and battery storage by 2050, modelling suggests

New projections suggest one-in-two Australian households could have solar and storage by 2050, if Australia becomes a "clean energy superpower."

June 23, 2021

South Australia to install free Tesla Powerwall batteries in homes without solar

South Australia to extend its virtual power plant scheme to state housing homes that do not have rooftop solar in…

June 2, 2021

Australians installed 22,661 home battery systems in 2019

Australian households invested in almost two-and-a-half “Big Batteries” worth of home energy storage in 2019, installing 22,661 systems over the…

April 16, 2020

Low income homes to be offered "no-cost" solar and batteries

A new solar and storage scheme aims to tackle the problem of “power poverty” in Australia head on, by offering…

April 18, 2018

9 solar PV records broken in Australia in 2017 (and one for batteries)

2017 has been a year of records for Australian solar power, and the year's not even finished yet. Here are…

December 13, 2017

Is public uncertainty holding back Australia’s home battery boom?

Australians love the idea of battery storage, in much the same spirit with which they embraced rooftop solar – as…

November 22, 2017

Consumers see solar and battery storage as key to cutting bills

Poll reveals batteries could soon be as "common as dishwashers" in Australian homes, in race to cut power bills with…

September 22, 2017

VSUN edges closer to home storage market for vanadium batteries

Australian Vanadium says VSUN subsidiary well advanced in negotiations to roll out residential vanadium redox flow battery.

August 30, 2017