energy storage

Farmers are famously self-reliant. Why not use farm dams as mini-hydro plants?

For farmers seeking more independence from the grid, the water in their dams could offer yet another form of energy…

September 7, 2023

Home battery uptake hits new highs in Victoria in final months of 2020

New data shows Victoria closed out a Covid-addled 2020 with records for solar battery rebate uptake and installation, with fortnightly…

January 19, 2021

Sonnen unveils new battery range, including home “power station” blackout solution

New SonnenBatterie 10 home energy storage range unveiled in Germany, including a three-phase "islanding" solution that turns a home into…

June 18, 2020

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…

May 8, 2020

All eyes on Australia battery market, as home storage becomes a “need”

Australia is leading the world on distributed solar uptake, from one end of the grid to the other according to…

October 29, 2019

Sonnen batteries tapped for “net energy positive” homes in Melbourne

Sonnen to provide battery storage for three new-build suburban solar townhouses, in a cutting edge approach to housing sustainability and…

July 18, 2019

Home hydrogen storage for rooftop solar? UNSW team says it's coming in 2020

UNSW and Tamworth company H2Store win investor support for hydrogen storage that could be applied to home solar storage by…

March 20, 2019

SA Water begins 154MW solar roll-out, on path to "net zero" power bills

SA Power Networks subsidiary Enerven awarded contract to deliver SA Water's 154MW solar and 34MWh storage roll-out – putting the…

February 20, 2019

Australian poultry farmer taps homegrown silicon energy storage

SA energy storage outfit 1414 Degrees to provide NSW poultry processing plant with electricity and heat via a 25MWh thermal…

April 17, 2018

BYD goes big on small and flexible, in new battery storage push

Chinese battery maker BYD unveils updated range of modular “solar batteries” for Australian market, as it turns up the heat…

March 21, 2018