Remote Western Australia coastal town of Coral Bay chips away at diesel dependence with addition of lithium-ion battery system to its existing wind-based microgrid.
Battery joins wind-based microgrid to help WA town quit diesel
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“BMW of batteries:” Solarwatt launches home storage system, backed by automaker
German-made modular, lithium-ion home energy storage system called Battery flex has been launched by Solarwatt in “close collaboration” with BMW Group.
What blackout? Home batteries power through Queensland coal plant calamity
While debate builds around whether more big batteries could have saved the day in Queensland on Tuesday, the benefits of having home batteries during a coal plant explosion are crystal clear.
Australia’s “father of PV” says your next rooftop solar system might be tens of kilowatts
UNSW’s Martin Green says the average Australian solar household will soon be installing “tens of kilowatts” on their rooftops, as costs continue to fall.
Redback unveils two new home batteries with “more storage”
Two new lithium-ion home batteries – 9.6kwh and 14kWh – launched in Sydney ahead of going on sale in the second half of 2021.
NSW renewables co-op offers shares in Orange solar and battery park
Energy Democracy to launch Central West NSW cooperative, offering 917 parcels of solar and battery storage from an Orange community renewable energy project.
Tasmania Labor promises feed-in tariff “fix” with solar and battery loans
Tasmania’s opposition party pledges $20m to zero and low-interest loans of up to $15,000 for households and businesses to finance batteries and rooftop solar.
Social housing tenants enjoy Tasmania’s first community microgrid with solar and Tesla batteries
Tasmania’s first community microgrid, with rooftop solar and Tesla battery storage, is successfully powering a group of social housing tenants at the edge of the state’s grid.
Energy Queensland to trial five grid-connected batteries in high solar zones
Energy Queensland to trial network-connected batteries in five regional locations that will host a total of 40MWh of storage capacity between them.
Tesla launches new battery energy plan, including big Powerwall discount
Tesla launches new energy plan in South Australia that promises big discounts on home battery storage and more behind-the-meter back-up for the grid.
