Construction of Western Australia’s first – but definitely not last – pumped hydro based microgrid is underway in the fringe-of-grid town of Walpole.
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Look, no fossil fuels: Remote town transformed by solar and wind microgrid
Switch turned on for one of Australia’s largest and most sophisticated microgrids, a 5MW mix of solar, wind and battery storage with no fossil fuel backup.
Cyclone hit Kalbarri gets ready to welcome wind, solar and battery microgrid
Western Power names the dates for official launch of much-delayed wind, solar and battery microgrid that will help power WA town of Kalbarri.
New Tesla community battery trial will allow solar homes to bank their stored energy
Western Power and Synergy have kicked off a third community battery trial, this time offering up to 600 homes virtual solar storage via nine new PowerBank installations.
Tesla community battery installed on customer side in “unique” W.A. trial
Western Power installs W.A.’s 13th community battery, but in this case on the customer connection side as part of a unique five-year trial with the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.
Stand-alone solar and battery system to power W.A. environmental NGO
Western Power installs stand-alone power system at fringe-of-grid property in southern W.A. to provide safe, reliable power for community group Greening Australia.
Sixth Tesla community battery installed in Western Australia PowerBank trial
Western Australia trial that will offer virtual home energy storage installs 464kWh Tesla battery system in Top 20 Perth solar suburb of Port Kennedy.
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 consumers – but unlikely to take off under current network tariff structures.
Tesla community battery installed in Busselton – first for W.A. South West region
A fifth PowerBank battery installed by W.A. to help balance the state’s grid, allow more customers to install solar, and offer a “community” storage option to local solar homes.
W.A. installs first Tesla community battery in state’s Goldfields region
Western Power installs first of 10 grid-connected PowerBank “community batteries” in Kalgoorlie-Bolder to support uptake of more solar and help smooth the grid.