Smart Energy
Dedicated community solar project developer Komo Energy launches crowd investment offer to grow the pipeline of community owned solar.
GE unveils its largest wind turbine prototype yet, a 13MW behemoth that stands 248 metres tall and destined for use in offshore wind farms.
Governments
micro-grids
Renewables
Smart Energy
Solar
Western Australian Government
Solar plus storage better than grid connection for remote households
Dozens of WA households taken off the grid and given stand alone solar and storage power systems, cutting costs and improving reliability.
Governments
Institutions
micro-grids
NSW Government
Renewables
Smart Energy
NSW networks encouraged to install microgrids, standalone power, in regions
IPART recommends new standards to support use of microgrids and standalone power systems, when cheaper and more reliable than a connection to the main grid.
Battery
Governments
Insight
Institutions
Markets
micro-grids
Renewables
Smart Energy
Storage
No man is an island – even in a future of stand-alone power systems
Consumers might get paid to have batteries that will "island" from the grid, and EVs that can deliver power when needed, as part of plans to make networks more...
Blockchain technology from Australia's Power Ledger is on the cusp of rolling out in North American markets through US electricity supplier American PowerNet.
Battery
micro-grids
one step
Renewables
Smart Energy
Solar
Storage
Ikea Adelaide solar and battery microgrid first big step to 100% onsite solar power
Swedish furniture giant set to begin work on an industry-leading, grid-connected commercial solar and battery microgrid based on its Adelaide store.
Battery
Graphs
micro-grids
Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Smart Energy
Storage
Tesla
University of Queensland
Graph of the Day: UQ Tesla battery revenue continues to exceed expectations
New data shows September has delivered UQ Powerpack battery system's second highest revenue to date. But there's more to the story...
Battery
CSIRO
Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Smart Energy
Solar
Storage
Energy Renaissance names Hunter region for Australia’s first battery “gigafactory”
Energy Renaissance says it will start building $28m, solar powered Renaissance One lithium-ion battery plant within weeks in Tomago.
Battery
micro-grids
News & Commentary
one step
Renewables
Smart Energy
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Storage
Solar and battery microgrid completed at Granny Smith gold mine
Ground-breaking solar, battery and gas microgrid built to power remote W.A. gold mine is complete and cutting fossil fuel consumption by up to 13%.
