New South Wales issues set of home battery storage guidelines, as industry warns against "jumping to an endgame" on safety.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Solar, TariffsTagged battery guide, battery storage, Standards Australia
NSW launches home battery guide, as race to “plug hole” threatens industry
Tagged battery guide, battery storage, Standards Australia
Sonnen battery storage plan to take utilities “out of business”
Sonnen offers grid power for homes with solar and battery storage for a fixed annual fee as low as $360. The mobile phone-style plan is designed to take traditional utilities out of business.
Posted in Battery/Storage, SolarTagged battery storage, sonnen
SA Water tenders for solar and battery storage to manage high power prices
SA Water Corporation seeks to build grid-connected, rooftop solar PV system of more than 100kW, plus 50kWh battery storage system and “smart controls.”
Posted in Battery/Storage, SolarTagged battery storage, SA Water Corporation, solar plus storage
Australia battery market hots up, as Sonnen inks major distribution deal
Sonnen announces key Australian distribution deal as it prepares to roll out its potentially game-changing sonnenFlat solar + battery storage offer.
Posted in Battery/Storage, SolarTagged battery storage, Natural Solar, sonnen, sonnenbatterie, sonnenflat
Solar and battery storage on Horizon: WA utility launches two major trials
Two trials by Horizon Power test grid value of distributed solar and storage, and role of utility-scale battery storage in smoothing and supporting an increasingly renewables-integrated network.
Posted in SolarTagged battery storage, Carnarvon, DER, distributed energy resources, Horizon Power
Australian fruit & veg grower to spend “millions” on solar, storage
Australia’s biggest horticulture company, Costa Group, has revealed plans to roll out its own solar power and battery storage capacity, starting at its flagship SA mushroom facility.
Posted in SolarTagged agribusiness, battery storage, commercial solar, Costa Group
Why 2.6GWh of battery storage is achievable in next few years
It has been argued that the CSIRO’s report was “a stitch up” for renewables, and very obviously designed to downplay the benefits, even though almost every scenario the role of renewables resulted in benefits..
Posted in Battery/Storage, SolarTagged battery storage, renewables, solar
Australia’s new solar ‘burbs’ – where rooftop PV is mandatory
New suburb in the ACT has laid claim to being Australia’s first to have made a minimum of 3kW rooftop solar mandatory on every new-build home. And now they're adding battery storage, too.
Posted in SolarTagged ActewAGL, battery storage, Capital Estate Developments, Denman Prospect, rooftop solar
Enphase may add back-up capability to batteries as sales fall short
Enphase concedes it won't meet its ambitious sales targets for its first year, as many consumers wait for further price falls. But it is considering adding "back-up" capacity in its next generation product.
Posted in Battery/StorageTagged battery storage, Enphase
Redflow admits it can’t match lithium batteries on price in home market
Flow battery storage manufacturer Redflow abandons bulk home battery market due to price issues, to focus on bigger installations in commercial, industrial and off-grid sector.
Posted in Battery/StorageTagged battery prices, battery storage, home market, lithium batteries, Redflow, renewables