One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
Second guide to battery storage installation – this time published by the Australian Energy Storage Council – offers “just in time” expert advice for Australian industry and consumers.
Let’s remove the emotion for a minute and take a close look at the economics of the decision whether or not to get a solar PV and battery system.
New CEC battery storage installation guidelines address consumer concerns, help installers comply with safety standards.
More battery storage products are flooding on to the market each week. Here, we identify which brands and devices stand out on cost per kWh.
Trina Solar chief scientist Pierre Verlinden sees a future where 100 per cent of suitable households will have rooftop solar. And if “the utility is getting difficult”, they will install battery storage, too.
Simon Hackett takes delivery of 660kWh Redflow battery system at his Adelaide headquarters, giving company four days of power, and solar charging for his Tesla.
How utilities are taking advantage of customer-owned energy storage and demand flexibility.
ARENA grants ANU project $2.9m to install solar and battery storage at 40 homes on Tasmania’s Bruny Island, and use Australian-made software to trade electricity with the grid when needed during peaks.
New housing development in Fremantle will offer rooftop solar, battery storage, electric vehicles and peer-to-peer trading to its residents. Welcome to the “citizen utility”.
What if the Queensland government sought to buy out some of the Queensland solar bonus tariffs by installing battery storage.
