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Solar Impulse completes first round-the-world flight powered by the sun
Solar and battery powered airplane has successfully circumnavigated the globe, flying more than 42,000km in 17 legs using only the power of the sun.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 26, 2016

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Storage

First Enphase battery storage system installed in Sydney house
Enphase Energy has installed its first beta battery storage system at a Sydney house, in final phase of testing before mass market rollout.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 14, 2016

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Storage

WA copper mine goes green as it powers with solar and storage
First big solar and storage plant fires up at WA copper mine, and other miners are keen to follow suit to reduce crippling cost of diesel.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 27, 2016

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Enphase says battery storage orders well ahead of target
Enphase reports strong interest in battery storage products. “The move to next generation grid and decarbonisation cannot happen fast enough.”
Giles Parkinson

May 23, 2016

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Networks and retailers fight for solar + storage market, and energy future
Network operators are getting excited about the possibilities of solar and storage, and see their future in providing full service plans to consumers. This terrifies gentailers, who argue network monopolies should be ring-fenced from the market. It promises to be a huge battle.
Giles Parkinson

May 19, 2016

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One leap off the grid: Melbourne house installs 140kWh saltwater battery system
Battery storage doesn’t stack up yet for most households in Australia, but many are going ahead and installing it anyway. Like this Melbourne house…
Sophie Vorrath

May 13, 2016

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Cloud tracking technology that optimises solar output hits Australian market
Australian advanced cloud tracking system commercialised less than two years after it was backed by ARENA.
Sophie Vorrath

May 12, 2016

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Enphase battery storage sales commence in Australia, NZ
Enphase Energy’s 1.2kWh residential battery storage system has officially gone on sale in Australia, ahead of the first shipment, expected in August.
Sophie Vorrath

May 9, 2016

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Greens pledge $2.9bn to put battery storage in one million homes, businesses
Greens policy would help 1m-plus Australian households and businesses install heavily discounted battery storage over 5 years.
Sophie Vorrath

May 5, 2016

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Qld solar-paired pumped hydro plant could reach 450MW
Genex Power says a new design for its Kidston pumped hydro plant could increase peak generation capacity by 120MW.
Sophie Vorrath

May 2, 2016

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Strong support for Turnbull govt to fund Port Augusta solar thermal plant
Plans to build a solar thermal tower power plant with storage in Port Augusta have gained strong popular support, according to a new poll, which shows a majority of South Australians think the project should get federal government funding.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 20, 2016

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Grid parity for battery storage? It’s complicated
Depending on the retail electricity offer, the payback period for a given household battery storage system should range between 10-85 years. Grid parity? Your call.
Bruce Mountain

Apr 19, 2016

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