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Battery storage: Close to parity under certain tariffs

Giles Parkinson 28 April 2016 0

Energy consultancy says household battery storage in Australia could be an “economically rational” investment soon under certain tariffs. And if storage costs fall as predicted, up to 2.8 million households may install battery storage, creating a $20 billion market.

Tesla, Panasonic, LG Chem, Reposit win ACT battery storage auction

Sophie Vorrath 22 April 2016 0

First stage of ACT “next generation solar” auction will see 200 Canberra households install a range of battery storage products at a significant discount.

Four reasons electric vehicle sales will surge – Goldman Sachs

Sophie Vorrath 2 February 2016 0

Goldman Sachs analysts have predicted that electric vehicle sales could grow from 3% of the global auto market today to 26% by 2025. Here’s how.

Lithium-air: a battery breakthrough explained

Harry Hoster 3 November 2015 0

In the quest for smaller, longer-lasting, more powerful batteries, one scientist may have just produced the breakthrough we’re waiting for.

Half of all Australian households to have solar and battery storage

Sophie Vorrath 20 October 2015 0

Report predicts Australia’s installed battery capacity will grow 50-fold within 10 years, with half of all households to have battery storage, and many using their solar arrays to charge their electric vehicles.

‘Energy positive’ solar-powered family car to race in Australia

Sophie Vorrath 14 October 2015 0

A solar and battery-powered family car designed by Dutch students will race from Darwin to Adelaide, showcasing its range, efficiency and ‘realizability’.

How solar-plus-battery systems insulate customers from rising retail electricity prices

David Labrador 7 October 2015 0

Investing in solar-plus-battery systems can insulate grid-connected customers from those increasing prices and lock in a peak price that won’t continue to climb