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Simon Hackett uses big Redflow battery system to create microgrid at Tassie farm
Redflow ZBM2 zinc-bromine flow batteries deployed at The Vale
A solar and storage microgrid based around a 280kWh zinc-bromine flow battery system by Australian company Redflow has been completed at a Tasmanian sheep and cattle farm, where…
Taylor awards $15 million grant to Darwin big battery that will cut gas generation
The proposed 35MW Darwin big battery has received a major funding boost, with the federal government announcing it would provide $15 million of the estimated $30 million cost of the project, which is expected to significantly reduce gas…
Vic Solar cops $3 million fine after thousands targeted with ‘predatory’ tactics
The Melbourne-based Vic Solar Technologies has been fined $3 million after the Federal Court of Australia found it guilty of multiple breaches of Australian Consumer Law, including making misleading representations to consumers, failing to…
Tesla Powerwall To Get Huge Boost Via Software Update Next Month
Just following news that Tesla solar power systems (Tesla solar panels and Tesla solar roofs) will only come bundled with Powerwalls starting with orders placed next week, Tesla CEO & Technoking Elon Musk added that some huge…
Musk says Tesla will only sell Solar Roof and panels with Powerwall batteries
Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk has dropped another Twitter bomb, this time announcing that starting next week, Tesla solar PV panels and Tesla’s integrated solar glass tile roof would be sold only as a package deal with the company’s…
Deakin Uni launches renewable microgrid, with Australia’s biggest on-campus solar farm
A $23 million renewable energy microgrid that includes a 2MWh battery storage system and Australia’s largest on-campus solar farm at 7MW, has been switched on in Victoria by Deakin University.
The microgrid was launched at Deakin’s Waurn…
Big boost for battery storage in new rules that reward fast response on grid
The business case for battery storage in Australia has been given a major boost with proposed new rules that would reward the technology for its ultra fast response to disturbances on the grid and the key role it can play in keeping the…
5MS is coming but it still remains a known unknown
The shift from 30-minute settlement to 5-minute settlement (5MS) is fast approaching – 162 days away but who’s counting. April 22, 2021 From Jake Dunstan, analyst at Cornwall Insight Australia.As a reminder, the current settlement price…
Tesla Owners Club Of Austin Is Celebrating Elon Musk Day, 4/20 #ElonMuskDay
The Tesla Owners Club of Austin is celebrating Elon Musk Day on April 20th. The club set up the event and announcement on Tesla’s new Engage platform, and referenced the article I wrote last year when #ElonMuskDay was trending on Twitter on…
Spike in solar panel-related fires sparks industry crackdown
There has been a spike in solar panel-related house fires in NSW, sparking a crackdown on unlicensed installers.In the past three months, Fire and Rescue have extinguished 30 blazes believed to be sparked by panels, a 20 per cent increase…