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UBS: Battery storage payback for solar households will be 5-6 years by 2020
New report predicts ‘mass adoption’ of battery storage by Australian solar households could be just five years away, as costs fall by more than 60%. And household storage could play a key role in a 50% renewables target.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 14, 2015

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Enphase chooses Australia for launch of plug’n’play battery unit
First battery offering from Enphase has launched in Australia – a market the US tech company says could be first to achieve battery ‘parity.’
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 9, 2015

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Molten salt storage for rooftop solar? SA invention wins Eureka prize
Eureka Prize awarded to SA researchers for cheap, effective salt-based energy storage solution, designed to boost uptake of renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 27, 2015

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CleanTech Bites

Redflow to offer ‘plug and play’ home battery storage, after cutting costs by 50%
Redflow says it has cut costs of its zinc bromide flow batteries by 50%, will have ‘plug n play’ storage for homes by early 2016.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 26, 2015

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8 potential battery storage technology breakthroughs
Lab innovations in battery storage technologies have come to light almost weekly in the last quarter.
Jason Deign

Aug 20, 2015

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One Step Off the Grid – how energy storage really works
How households can vent their frustration with weak climate targets, how solar and storage really works, and some new stories from behind the meter.
Renew Economy Editors

Aug 12, 2015

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What do consumers know about energy storage? Much more than we think
Surveys reveal rapidly growing interest in energy storage among Australian solar consumers, as people look to get the most from their rooftop PV systems.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 12, 2015

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Tesla reports huge surge in battery storage demand
Tesla says advanced orders for its Powerwall and Powerpack battery storage systems could already exceed $US1 billion.
Shamsiah Ali-Oettinger

Aug 10, 2015

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Vector offers free solar + Tesla storage systems to NZ consumers
NZ network operator launches campaign to give free 3kW solar systems with Tesla Powerwall batteries to 130 households, community groups and schools.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 4, 2015

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Toshiba wins battery storage contract for Flinders Island renewable project
HydroTas signs nearly $4m worth of contracts for Flinders Island renewable energy + storage project. Toshiba wins contract to supply battery cells.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 3, 2015

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Energy storage ‘megashift’ ahead, battery costs set to fall 60% by 2020
Report predicts energy storage turning point, led in Australia by solar households and off-grid projects, as battery prices plunge.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 3, 2015

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LG Chem pushes Australian battery storage prices further down the curve
New 6.4kWh system from LG Chem brings costs at top end of the range down towards $1,000kWh, reinforcing the growing wedge between solar and storage and grid prices.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 23, 2015

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