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Tesla launches UK home energy plan in first step to British solar and battery VPP

October 28, 2020 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Tesla and Octopus Energy launch UK retail offer that promises to deliver a 75% electricity bill discount, as long as you have solar, a Powerwall 2, and preferably a Tesla EV.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, Solar, Tariffs

AGL extends home battery and virtual power plant offering to eastern states

September 23, 2020 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

AGL Energy extends the reach of its virtual power plant with battery sales and installations for residential customers in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

Hobsons Bay Council paves way for Melbourne’s first community solar VPP

September 15, 2020 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Hobsons Bay Council prepares to install nearly 4MW solar across more than 40 buildings, paving way for first local government VPP in metropolitan Melbourne.

Hobsons Bay Council prepares to install nearly 4MW solar across more than 40 buildings, paving way for first local government VPP in metropolitan Melbourne.

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

September 4, 2020 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Another 3,000 Powerwall batteries installed as South Australia’s Tesla VPP expands to offer grid support services as well as savings for housing estate households.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Policy, Software/Gadgets, Solar

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

September 2, 2020 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Kalgoorlie Boulder Community High School campus. Picture Supplied

Western Australia government names all 10 public schools selected to form a solar and battery-based virtual power plant on the state’s South West Interconnected System.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Policy, Solar

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

August 6, 2020 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Kalgoorlie Boulder Community High School campus. Picture Supplied

W.A. government plans to transform up to 10 schools into solar and battery enabled virtual power plants kicks off with Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Policy, Solar

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

July 24, 2020 by Joshua S Hill Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets

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

June 19, 2020 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Image: RENeW Nexus report

Report on W.A. trial using Power Ledger blockchain technology finds peer-to-peer solar energy trading technically feasible, good for grid and consumers – but unlikely to take off under current network tariff structures.

Filed Under: Software/Gadgets, Battery/Storage, Solar, Tariffs

Solar Victoria expands battery rebate scheme to pave way for VPPs

April 22, 2020 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Solar Victoria says it will expand its home battery rebate scheme starting July to encourage the aggregation of distributed battery systems and pave the way for VPPs in the state.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Policy, Solar

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

January 23, 2020 by Alex Georgiou Leave a Comment

Australia's current bushfire crisis has underscored the urgent need to decentralise our electricity grid. Building up networks of household solar batteries is the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to get this done.

Australia’s current bushfire crisis has underscored the urgent need to decentralise our electricity grid. Building up networks of household solar batteries is the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to get this done.

Filed Under: Solar, Battery/Storage, Policy, Software/Gadgets

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