VPP

Tesla to add batteries and solar to another 3,000 low income houses in world leading VPP

Another 3,000 Powerwall batteries installed as South Australia's Tesla VPP expands to offer grid support services as well as savings…

September 4, 2020

W.A. names all 10 “solar schools” selected for PV and battery VPP scheme

Western Australia government names all 10 public schools selected to form a solar and battery-based virtual power plant on the…

September 2, 2020

W.A. launches “solar schools” VPP pilot in Goldfields region

W.A. government plans to transform up to 10 schools into solar and battery enabled virtual power plants kicks off with…

August 6, 2020

Redflow adds virtual power plant functionality to zinc-bromine flow batteries

Australian energy storage company teams with carbonTRACK to incorporate Virtual Power Plant functionality into its Redflow zinc-bromine flow batteries.

July 24, 2020

Consumers want it, networks need it: Verdict in on world-first blockchain solar trading trial

Report on W.A. trial using Power Ledger blockchain technology finds peer-to-peer solar energy trading technically feasible, good for grid and…

June 19, 2020

Solar Victoria expands battery rebate scheme to pave way for VPPs

Solar Victoria says it will expand its home battery rebate scheme starting July to encourage the aggregation of distributed battery…

April 22, 2020

Bushfire crisis shows the answer to future energy security lies on our rooftops

Australia's current bushfire crisis has underscored the urgent need to decentralise our electricity grid. Building up networks of household solar…

January 23, 2020

Evergen joins forces with Solar Service Group to boost battery uptake

New partnership promises to "dramatically reduce" home battery ROI, while also creating one of the world's biggest virtual power plants.

December 19, 2019

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

“Australia’s largest” virtual power plant completed by AGL in South Australia

AGL marks installation of 1,000th battery system in its South Australia VPP, a milestone it says makes the 5MW scheme…

September 26, 2019