Software/Gadgets

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…

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…

The 800kW rooftop PV system installed at Hunter Douglas’ Rydalmere factory An 800kW solar system installed on the industrial rooftop of a window furnishing company in Sydney will soon supply power to that company’s employees, by offering…

A blockchain-enabled electricity market that would reward households for trading with local and trusted “energy neighbours” has been proposed by a team of researchers from Victoria and Queensland. In a paper published in the May edition of…

New technical standards for inverters that control rooftop solar, battery storage devices and electric vehicle charging will come into effect in December, the Australian Energy Market Commission has ruled, with further and potentially…

Australian start-up UPowr has won a federal government grant to accelerate the development and deployment of an all-digital sales platform, that the company hopes will shake-up the solar and storage market. UPowr said the innovative digital…

Image supplied Leading global inverter supplier Fimer has launched a new range of three-phase string inverter solutions on the Australian market, targeting commercial and industrial solar applications and offering a “host of additional…

US-based microinverter maker Enphase Energy has ramped up its presence in the Australian rooftop solar market, after forming a new partnership with major national PV retailer, Solargain. Enphase said on Thursday that Solargain had selected…

Australian rooftop PV distributor Solar Juice has inked a 150MW distribution agreement with the world’s largest pure-play inverter manufacturer, Sungrow. Solar Juice, itself a major distributor of inverters in Australia, said the two…

Australian energy storage company Redflow Limited announced on Wednesday that it was teaming up with Victorian-based smart energy system company carbonTRACK to incorporate Virtual Power Plant functionality into its Redflow zinc-bromine…