energy storage

Redflow to start selling home battery storage in March

Australian battery storage company Redflow says a plug and play residential model of its zinc bromine technology will be launched…

February 10, 2016

How to beat the Energex “solar stitch-up”: Take part of your home off grid

Major Queensland network wants solar households that install battery storage to lose their premium feed in tariffs. It’s the latest…

January 13, 2016

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…

December 14, 2015

We need a better way to compare the performance of energy storage technologies

What’s the best metric for evaluating storage? No one has come up with one yet.

December 3, 2015

Household battery storage is a game changer – but is it safe?

With residential battery storage set to boom, a new consumer report by the CSIRO answers some of the key questions…

November 25, 2015

It’s getting much easier for companies and cities to go 100% renewable

A new report looks at the push for 100% renewables around the world. But it’s limited to electricity, not all…

November 17, 2015

Redflow makes push for renewables and battery storage for Oz mines

Australian battery maker Redflow says mining industry should be coupling large-scale battery storage with renewable energy to cut costs and…

November 11, 2015

Community solar bulk-buy scheme launched in City of Port Phillip

A council backed bulk solar scheme in inner Melbourne is offering 300 discounted rooftop solar systems, and the option for…

November 9, 2015

Sydney Hindu temple installs 26kW solar system, plans to add batteries

Sydney Hindu community group installs 26kW solar system on temple in the city's west, and plans to add more panels…

November 5, 2015

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…

November 5, 2015