More Australian companies named as re-sellers of the Tesla Powerwall 7kWh residential battery, including energy efficiency company CSR Bradford.
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First Panasonic solar plus battery storage trial launched in Canberra
First in a series of Australian network-led trials of Panasonic’s residential battery storage offering launched in Canberra at home of ActewAGL employee.
AGL adds two new, larger battery systems to energy storage suite
AGL launches two new residential battery offerings from Sunverge aimed at households who are large energy consumers and have between 4-5kW of rooftop solar.
Made in the shade: Solar + storage = two EVs in leafy suburbs of Melbourne
Rooftop solar and storage system installed in leafy Victorian suburb overcame shading problems to produce and store enough solar energy to power two electric vehicles, including a Tesla.
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, managed with energy demand software.
Aboriginal corporation quits WA regional grid for cheaper solar and storage
After looking into adding a grid-connected solar system, the Pilbara Meta Maya Regional Aboriginal Corporation has gone with the cheaper option of installing an off-grid solar PV plant with 70kWh battery storage – a first of its kind, commissioned this week.
UBS: Battery storage payback for solar households will be 5-6 years by 2020
New report predicts ‘mass adoption’ of battery storage by Australian solar households could be just five years away, as costs fall by more than 60%. And household storage could play a key role in a 50% renewables target.
Enphase chooses Australia for launch of plug'n'play AC battery unit
The first battery offering from Enphase has launched in Australia – a market the leading US tech company says could be first to achieve battery ‘parity.’
Indigenous Australian 10kWh battery system set to launch – cheaper than Tesla
Brisbane indigenous company to launch 10kWh home battery storage system that it says will be cheaper than its closest competitors.
What do consumers know about energy storage? Much more than we think
New surveys reveal rapidly growing interest in residential energy storage among Australian solar consumers, as people look to get the most out of their rooftop solar systems.