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Scientists from Australia’s national science agency and the electricity research and development arm of global tech giant Google have developed a new ‘smart’ inverter they claim is almost twice as fast and about 50% more efficient than…

Solar pre-cooling consists of using residential PV systems to run air conditioners to pre-cool residential and commercial buildings. It offers benefits in terms of mitigating low minimum demand in electricity networks, flattening the grid’s…

Australia’s national science agency has urged the government to develop a domestic solar manufacturing industry with a new report warning that the current highly concentrated international silicon and PV cell supply chains pose real risks…

From pv magazine Issue 10 – 2022At its control centre in Ireland, GridBeyond provides demand-response services in a unique way. It allows for specific processes or machines to be temporarily shut down to balance the grid, rather than…

Total 88 Shares Australian lithium-ion battery manufacturer Energy Renaissance is on track to launch its ground-breaking “Renaissance One” gigafactory in New South Wales coal country, after successfully completing a pilot program.…

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has announced $40 million in research and develop funding is up for grabs across two streams. Stream 1 consists of cells and modules, and Stream 2 is focused on balance of system along with operations…

The energy storage hopeful behind plans to build Australia’s first gigawatt-scale lithium-ion battery factory has joined forces with the CSIRO to develop a home gown, “defence grade” battery management system, or BMS.Energy Renaissance,…

A new Battery Performance Standard for residential and small-scale commercial applications has finally been submitted to Standards Australia. If adopted, the standard could clarify consumer confusion around which energy storage system is…