distributed energy

Q Cells tips $5m into SwitchDin to tap solar and battery management technology

Newcastle-based SwitchDin secures $5m from global PV giant Q-Cells, which will use the Australian technology to offer vertically integrated distributed…

June 2, 2020

Australia’s distributed solar faces blunt options without the right data

To date, there hasn’t been a framework in place to take advantage of solar and/or storage that is ready to…

June 1, 2020

Evoenergy to trial ACT virtual power plant, tapping customer solar, batteries and EVs

ARENA-backed trial will explore the role of customer-owned distributed energy resources on the electricity network, and how they could be…

March 12, 2020

Grid reform “urgent” as rule-maker catches up with solar, batteries and EVs

AEMC unveils blueprint for "future energy grid" embracing rooftop solar, household batteries and electric vehicles, although its call for urgency…

September 26, 2019

Get in on the ground floor: how apartments can join the solar boom

Getting your strata committee to agree to solar panels is tricky, but it can be done.

June 23, 2017

Microgrids aren’t being built fast enough: Hurricane Matthew

Hurricane Matthew made a blunt case for microgrids last week as it toppled thousands of electric poles and wires across…

October 19, 2016

United Energy taps solar, storage, software to defer network upgrade

GreenSync to deliver landmark community-based demand response, energy storage project for United Energy to defer need for network upgrades on…

August 18, 2016

WA power utility to lead big switch to local generation

WA power utility Horizon is leading a big switch from centralised fossil fuel generation to local generation. The economics of…

June 29, 2016

Victorian network signs up to help rural community go 100% renewable

Victorian network operator Powercor signs MOU to help rural town of Newstead shift to 100% renewable energy by 2021.

February 15, 2016

A tale of two (Australian) microgrids

Microgrids will be a huge part of the world's future energy landscape, so we take a look at two different…

December 16, 2015