Rockhampton residents will soon reap the benefits of grid-scale renewable storage soaking up excess solar production, with Powerlink flicking the switch on a 50MW/100MWh battery in Bouldercombe. [Read more…]
Battery Degradation: How Do You Work Out If Your Battery Is Up To Snuff?
In this first of a two-part series, we’re going to shed light on some of the lurks you need to know about owning a battery hybrid solar power system. Specifically understanding, measuring and managing the degradation.
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Buying Home Batteries In 2023: Everything You Need To Know
If you’re scratching your head over buying home batteries, here’s the solution: a video guide from Finn Peacock, the brains behind SolarQuotes. This guide is jam-packed with all the latest info you need, delivering the lowdown on the battery-buying process with the clarity and precision you’ve come to expect from SolarQuotes.
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Vaulta: Brisbane-Made Batteries With A Twist
A battery enclosure doesn’t sound like something that could change a market, but that’s what Dominic Spooner, founder and CEO of Brisbane-based company Vaulta hopes to do. [Read more…]
Drowning In Despair: A Deep Dive Into The Jinko Solar Suntank Warranty
UPDATE JULY 2023: Jinko has updated and improved the SunTank warranty, also retroactively applying it to existing installations. Good on them! The new warranty document is available here. Summary of changes below:
| Features | Old Warranty | New Warranty |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Retention | 70% for the first 5 years 50% for another 5 years |
60% for 10 years |
| Life Cycle or Life Cycle Power | Shouldn’t be over 300 per year | Total energy discharged from the battery reaches 3.05MWh per kWh usable capacity |
| Accessories Warranty Period | 1 year | 2 years |
| Warranty if not connected with Internet | 3 years | 5 years |
| Operating Temperature | -10 ～ +45 | -10 ～ +50 |
| Transferrable | No | Yes |
| Others | – | Applies to all previously sold systems |
Jinko Solar launched their Suntank low-voltage home battery in July 2022. This article is my opinion of its warranty. While it’s possible the battery could be good, I can tell you right now its warranty isn’t. [Read more…]
Tesla Powerwall Warranty Claim Turns To Nightmare
As a solar and/or home battery owner in Australia, it is generally assumed that the first point of contact in a warranty claim would be the installer. After all, they sold you the product, so shouldn’t they also come to the rescue when it stops working? [Read more…]
Victoria Replacing Battery Rebates with Interest-Free Loans
Victoria’s 2023-2024 state budget yesterday hit the headlines with a billion dollars to re-establish the State Electricity Commission, focusing on driving the state’s switch to renewables.
A much lower profile move was a rejig of Solar Victoria’s support for home batteries. [Read more…]
Update On The LG Battery Recall: Straight From The Horse’s Mouth
Keen SolarQuotes readers will no doubt recall the ongoing saga which began when LG Energy Solution Australia issued a recall notice for various LG Chem RESU models and battery packs back in February 2021. Since then, the recall has spread to other manufacturers containing the affected LG batteries. [Read more…]
WA, NT Start Commissioning Grid-Scale Battery Projects
Two grid-scale battery projects came closer to operation over the weekend in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. [Read more…]
Home Batteries Finally Taking Off?
Installation by DJM Electrical
This year’s Smart Energy Conference was abuzz with news on solar and batteries — more abuzz than a bucket of Queensland prawns on a hot tin roof. The hottest of hot topics was home batteries — not because dodgy ones were spouting flame — but because their installation rate is soaring. If growth continues, by the end of 2027, Australia could have as many home batteries as some optimists predicted for the year 2020. [Read more…]
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