LG Chem “flexes” energy storage muscle with new home battery range, and new name
LG Energy Solution has three new home battery offerings, including a 16kWh unit and a compact modular unit, which are due to hit the Australian market in 2021....
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RACV donates solar and batteries to power regional bushfire shelters
RACV Solar will donate and install 28 rooftop solar and battery storage systems at designated “safe places” and bushfire shelters in regional towns across Victoria....
Retailer’s first “shared” community battery to be located in NSW coal country
Enova Community Energy names Kurri Kurri, in NSW Hunter Region, as the site for its first "shared battery" – a part of the retailer's peer-to-peer solar trading trial....
LG Chem home batteries recalled in US over fire safety concerns
LG Chem North America issues voluntary recall for some of its RESU 10H home batteries, after a handful of reports of “thermal events” and damage to property. ...
Alpha ESS launches 13.3kWh battery, cheaper than a Powerwall
Just as Tesla upped the Australian price of its Powerwall 2 by $800, the latest Alpha ESS Smile 5 has appeared on the market offering the same capacity for nearly $5,000 less....
Hundreds tap Northern Territory home battery grant scheme
NT Labor government says more than 300 applications have been made to the Territory's $6,000 battery grant, driving a $7 million boost to the economy....
JinkoSolar enters US battery market with residential and large-scale offerings
Global solar giant Jinko has quietly added battery storage to its PV product portfolio in the US, including an 8kW/19.2kWh residential unit....
Rooftop solar set to continue growth in 2021, and take batteries and EVs along for the ride
SunWiz report predicts domestic market growth in both solar batteries and electric vehicles, as households and businesses start to embrace full suite of low-emissions technologies....
Zinc-air flow batteries target Australia market with minimum eight hours storage
Zinc8's zinc-air flow batteries with a minimum of 8 hours storage, a 25-year life span and claims of costs as low as $US45kWh are coming to Australia via new partnership deal....
Tesla raises Powerwall 2 home battery price in US – will Australia follow?
Tesla has reportedly raised the price of its Powerwall 2 home battery units by $US500, due to heavy demand through a scorching US summer. Will Australia be next?...
