Redflow says it’s using Covid-19 down-time to focus on Gen 3 of ZBM flow battery, which is expected to deliver at least 30% in production cost reductions on current model.
Redflow says Gen 3 zinc bromine flow battery will be 30% cheaper to make
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Tesla installs 100,000th Powerwall home battery, sees “inflection” in storage market
Tesla has quietly announced a milestone on the home battery storage front, with the installation of its 100,000th Powerwall notched up in Q1 of 2020.
Tesla Powerwall install kicks off NSW home battery scheme
13.5kWh Tesla Powerwall installed alongside solar at NSW Hunter-region home marks first of up to 300,000 battery systems to be delivered via state’s interest-free loan scheme.
Australians installed 22,661 home battery systems in 2019
Australian households invested in almost two-and-a-half “Big Batteries” worth of home energy storage in 2019, installing 22,661 systems over the course of the year with a total capacity of 233MWh, and taking further control over their energy supply.
Solar and batteries in demand as Coronavirus encourages shift to “self-reliance”
COVID-19 impact on Australia’s solar and storage sector may not be all bad, particularly as homes and businesses look for ways to cut energy costs and increase self-reliance.
Goulburn community solar farm wins grant to add battery storage
Plans to add battery storage to a 1.8MW community solar farm planned for Goulburn in NSW can go ahead after the project secured $2.1m grant from the state government.
New US housing complex to put Sonnen batteries inside all 600 apartments
All-electric, solar powered housing complex in Utah to feature a Sonnen battery inside all 600 of its apartments, in a deliberate design “statement” unlikely to be replicated in Australia any time soon.
Mallacoota SES given free solar and battery, in wake of East Gippsland fires
Group of companies led by RACV/Gippsland Solar have fitted the SES in the bushfire ravaged town of Mallacoota with 6kW solar and 12kWh battery storage, free of charge.
South Australia, Sonnen offer free home batteries for bushfire victims
South Australians forced to rebuild after their homes were destroyed in bushfires offered free battery storage through program backed by state Liberal government and battery manufacturer sonnen.
Home battery boost as NSW launches interest-free loans, Victoria expands rebate
Victoria has expanded its government rebate for battery storage to more than 250 postcodes, while NSW has finally launched the pilot for its interest-free solar battery loans.
