The 5MW Alice Springs Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) was officially launched on Friday, which will enable greater solar power penetration and improve grid stability.
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Punters Surprised: Prices Publicised Show Batteries Subsidised Cost More Than Surmised
In what could have been good news, Sonnen’s Australian website now gives prices for home battery systems bought directly from them after the South Australian battery subsidy is applied.Â
[Continue reading…]NSW’s Hawkesbury City Council Launches Solar Program
The Hawkesbury Solar Program will extend Council’s solar capacity, with systems to be installed on 13 more of its buildings.
[Continue reading…]How Virtual Power Plants Can Improve Battery Payback
I’m really excited to have this opportunity to tell you about Virtual Power Plants. I’m virtually beside myself with excitement. That’s not just a horrible joke. I’ve actually written little bits of this post in a variety of houses and used t’internet to store each file in the cloud. Once I’m done pasting them all […]
[Continue reading…]Victoria’s Karadoc Solar Farm Commences Electricity Exports
Renewables developer BayWa r.e. announced yesterday that Victoria’s largest solar farm to date has started exporting energy into the national grid – and soon it will be helping to power beer production.
[Continue reading…]Development Plan For SA’s Pallamana Solar Farm Published
The development plan for a huge solar + energy storage project just outside Murray Bridge in South Australia has been released for public viewing.
[Continue reading…]Solar Power For New Sydney Fish Markets
The new Sydney Fish Market will include solar panels – but it won’t be a straightforward installation given the “fish-scale” roof design.
[Continue reading…]3D Printed Solar Powered Vehicle Bound For Antarctica
Built in part using plastic waste and powered by the sun, the Solar Voyager will begin its journey to the South Pole towards the end of this month.
[Continue reading…]WA’s PowerBank Community Battery Storage Trial Gets An Early Start
Western Power/Synergy built it, and they have come. Interest in the PowerBank battery storage trial was such that it has started three months early; going live yesterday.
[Continue reading…]Breaking News: Alinta Door Knocker Breaks Law
On Friday I was sitting at home staring at a computer screen, as is my habit on beautiful spring days, when there was a knock on my door. I wasn’t expecting anyone so I called out “Cho-to ma-te!”1 so I could pretend not to speak English if it turned out to be the police. When […]
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