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NSW proposes 200MW virtual power plant, in bid to bolster grid
NSW looks to create 200MW virtual power plant, suggesting homes with solar and smart storage can earn up to $1,000 a year by providing services at times of grid...
Integrating renewables into grids and markets is a hot topic worldwide, with many challenges and approaches to explore. In late June 2018, a series of meetings run by the...
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WA off-grid school runs 100% on solar and battery
New-build, off-grid school north of Perth becomes first in Australia to be powered completely by rooftop solar and battery storage.
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Sodium-ion batteries to pump Bondi sewage in test of cheaper li-ion alternative
University of Wollongong project to test a comparable, low-cost alternative to lithium-ion battery storage – sodium-ion battery packs – is underway.
Industry-leading effort to harness Australia’s booming behind-the-meter energy resource has begun in earnest this week, with GreenSync’s Decentralised Energy Exchange officially opening for business.
Solar, mostly from rooftops, accounts for more than half of all electricity use in South Australia and pushed state to record low grid demand.
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Microgrid funding to help Yackandandah reach 100% renewables
Victorian government backs microgrid in Victoria's north-east that will trial the use of solar, storage and smart controls at the grid edge.
Big energy CEOs believe there is still reason to be optimistic. It just wasn’t clear whether they were addressing their shareholders or their executives. Certainly not their customers.
Palau hopes to kick its diesel energy dependence with the addition of 35MW of solar and 45MWh of storage.
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EnergyLab angel investor group backs Sydney IoT start-up Symbiot
Australian cleantech accelerator EnergyLab kicks off angel investor group with Sydney-based start-up, Symbiot Technology, as the internet-of-things energy management company launches its first investment round.