At double the capacity and almost half the cost/kWh, Tesla’s Powerwall 2 illustrates the break-neck speed at which battery storage is evolving.
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How low do battery prices need to go?
Early adopters are already getting their batteries installed around the country, and it’s only a matter of time before more solar homes do the same. How much further do battery storage prices need to fall before they make sense as an investment?
Blackout sparks demand boost as consumers seek reliability in solar and battery storage
In some political and media circles, South Australia’s recent power woes have been cause to question the reliability of distributed renewables. For consumers, however, these events have had precisely the opposite effect, as interest in solar and battery storage spikes.
Solar + battery storage keep Melbourne home powered, babies in milk
Melbourne mother of a newborn baby, whose solar and storage system kept her powered across a two-day outage, used Facebook to share her good fortune with others.
Senior Google executive installs first Redflow ZCell at off-grid property
The first customer installation of Redflow’s residential battery storage offering – the ZCell – has been completed at an off-grid property south of Adelaide.
Renewables a reality, as The Block taps solar and storage
Renewable energy is having its 5 minutes of fame with the installation of solar and battery storage at the latest subject of The Block – a first for the reality TV series.
Solar and salt water battery storage used to create "nanogrid" of future
An innovative AC/DC nanogrid using solar and salt-water battery storage by Aquion has been completed in the US.
Community solar with a view: Why sharing may be future of energy
NSW property development offers a tree change, and a share in an energy utility: a purpose-built, community-owned embedded network through which they can buy, sell and store solar electricity, peer-to-peer.
ZEN Energy targets "strong" battery demand with new residential products
ZEN Energy says it hopes to meet “strong demand” for home battery storage with two new smaller, cheaper systems.
CSIRO-made smart solar and storage system launched by Evergen
A solar and storage energy management system developed by CSIRO and backed by AMP Capital has been launched in Australia.