solar and storage

When the grid goes down, can solar and batteries power your home?

As Hurricane Ian wreaks havoc in the US, a Berkeley Lab team explores what it takes for homes and buildings…

September 29, 2022

Can solar and batteries take this WA gas hub to 100% renewables?

Western Australia utility Horizon Power to take a second shot at running the Pilbara town of Onslow on solar and…

May 13, 2021

Redback unveils two new home batteries with “more storage”

Two new lithium-ion home batteries – 9.6kwh and 14kWh – launched in Sydney ahead of going on sale in the…

May 12, 2021

Tasmania’s Maria Island to be powered by solar and battery microgrid

Tasmania government calls for tenders to design and build a solar and battery system at the World Heritage-listed "island national…

November 23, 2020

Off-grid battery to shift NT Titjikala community to solar only, by day

A 970kWh battery added to existing 400kW solar array expected to take remote Northern Territory Indigenous community almost entirely off…

June 19, 2020

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

Risen Energy joins bid to deliver solar and storage for bushfire victims

Risen Energy joins 5B, Tesla, Enphase, and software billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes in bid to power bushfire-affected communities with stand-alone solar…

May 19, 2020

Africa gold mine to install huge solar and battery system, slash fuel costs

Canadian gold-mining company B2Gold to install one of world’s largest off-grid solar battery hybrid systems at the Fekola gold mine…

October 15, 2019

Hanwha Q Cells launches integrated solar, battery, inverter package

Korea's Hanwha Q Cells launches integrated solar panel, hybrid inverter and li-ion battery package – Q.Home – on the Australian…

October 10, 2019

Lord Howe Island to get solar and storage microgrid, but no wind turbines

A microgrid comprising 1.2MW solar, 3.2MWh battery storage will go ahead soon on Lord Howe Island, two years after a…

October 10, 2019