battery storage

This northern NSW town could be first to decide to quit the grid

The northern NSW town of Tyalgum is considering a proposal to go 100 per cent renewable and to possibly quit…

September 30, 2015

Western Power to take small communities off-grid with solar plus storage

WA grid operator Western Power wants to take up to 10 small communities off-grid, to save costs on grid upgrades…

September 30, 2015

South Australia retirement village to be powered by renewable microgrid

University of South Australia to co-develop an energy self-sufficient retirement village, with a renewable micro-grid of solar and battery storage,…

September 23, 2015

Living 100% renewable: the energy consumer in 2050

The 100% renewable energy scenario starts in the home. By 2030, a major new report predicts, all private consumers and…

September 22, 2015

Consumers want to be energy self-sufficient – but who will help them do it?

Australian consumers want to embrace energy technologies like solar and storage that offer them cheaper electricity and greater energy independence…

September 15, 2015

German village of Feldheim is now off grid for consumption

With the installation of a 10-megawatt battery, the village of Feldheim near Berlin is now truly independent of electricity from…

September 11, 2015

'Poster girl' for alternative lifestyle shares her off-grid story

Columnist and cartoonist Jill Redwood had to start over after the Ash Wednesday bush fires in 1983. She explains how…

September 6, 2015

Preparing a private home and rental property for energy storage revolution

Leigh Adamson recently bought the house next door to create a rare half acre block in suburbia. He now has…

September 1, 2015

W.A. sees solar future, but battery storage and EVs are not allowed

W.A. energy minister Mike Nahan has done an about-face and predicted that solar will dominate the future. But the state…

September 1, 2015

ARENA says one million Australian homes "hungry" for battery storage

ARENA CEO says speed and impact of coming battery storage megashift 'difficult to overstate', but could have huge benefits for…

August 24, 2015