Where was all that solar installed in the record year for rooftop PV that was 2020? CSIRO has Australia’s top solar states and suburbs all mapped out.
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Energizer names Australian price, distributor for home battery offering
Price and local distributor named as Energizer prepares to launch its 6.1kWh Homepower battery in Australia and globally.
CSIRO goes 100 per cent solar, telescopes and all
CSIRO signs long-term deal with Zen Energy to power some of its most iconic sites, including its telescopes, from two large-scale solar farms.
Confused by the home battery market? This should help
DNV GL, CSIRO, Deakin University, and the Smart Energy Council are developing a draft Australian Battery Performance Standard to demystify the market for consumers.
How solar is saving Horizon Power from crippling fossil fuel subsidies
Solar plant at Meekatharra eases crippling cost burden of diesel generation, as “cloud predictive” technology allows W.A. gold town to go 80% solar at times without a battery.
Canberra Deep Space complex to go solar, as CSIRO launches tender
NASA-owned, CSIRO-operated Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex is looking to go solar, via a power purchase agreement and a purpose built large-scale solar farm.
CSIRO tenders for 2MW more rooftop solar, to cut energy costs by nearly $1m a year
CSIRO reveals plans to add further 1MW of rooftop solar at Canberra Black Mountain facility, and another 1.2MW across its sites in Queensland and South Australia.
CSIRO virtual power station trial cuts household power costs by 60%
Households taking part in a CSIRO designed Virtual Power Station trial have used solar, battery storage, energy monitoring to save up to 60% on electricity bills.
Australia's biggest battery system delivered to WA astronomy hub
Carnegie Clean Energy adds 2.6MWh battery storage system to 1.6MW solar system at CSIRO’s Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory.
Households will power half the grid by 2050, networks admit
Report from Australia’s main network lobby and CSIRO suggests that by 2050, nearly half of all future generation – and storage – will be on site in homes, business and communities.