The first of up to 270 5kWh Sonnenbatterie home battery systems installed at new housing development in Victoria, as part of effort to cut household power bills by 60 per cent.
Sonnen begins home battery installs at Victoria property development
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UNSW report proposes floating microgrids of electric boats
UNSW researchers propose floating microgrids made up of electric boat motors, renewables and smart controls, to help power islands and provide electricity after disasters.
Tesla slashes price of Powerwall 2 battery by $2,000 for VPP customers
Tesla unveils deal for South Australian customers that cuts around $2,000 off price of Powerwall 2 home battery – but only for members of the company’s VPP program.
Simon Hackett shifts Tasmania farm to solar microgrid, with 27 ZBM2 batteries
Sheep and cattle farm to install 100kW solar, 270kWh zinc bromine flow battery storage, to slash grid power use and prepare for shift to electric vehicles.
New round of home battery testing to review eight new technologies
ITP Renewables’ Battery Testing Centre program extended for a third phase with new ARENA funding, and eight new residential batteries added to the line-up.
University of Adelaide starts work on solar and mixed storage microgrid
The $7 million cutting edge microgrid project will combine both vanadium flow and lithium-ion battery storage technology with a 1.2MW solar farm.
AGL launches battery cash-back offer to boost Adelaide VPP
AGL Energy to offer $1000 cash-back on cost of home batteries for Adelaide customers who agree to participate in its $20 million virtual power plant project.
ACT awards new round of grants for household battery storage scheme
ACT extends rebates for residential battery storage systems as the program is nominated for an award by the Cities Power Partnership.
Standards Australia claims “consensus” on controversial home battery rules
Home battery installation standard looks set to be adopted in Australia, after a vote reached “consensus” support. At least we think that’s what has happened…
Discounted home batteries gather dust in Victoria, as solar flies off the shelf
Nearly one month in to Victoria’s battery rebate, barely one-quarter of the allotted applications has been filled – in stark contrast with the solar panels offer, which was filled within days.
