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Average temperatures in Australia are on the way up, as is the surging demand for power which is putting pressure on the grid. With grid instability comes the potential for blackouts and I expect many families and businesses have already…

Origin Energy and supermarket giant Coles have partnered to deploy 20 MW of solar at up to 100 supermarkets and liquor stores throughout Australia in a deal that will allow the energy gentailer to use excess electricity generated by the…

The Australian renewables and energy solutions arm of global energy Shell is finalising the installation of a solar-powered virtual power plant featuring battery energy storage systems deployed across 16 New South Wales government…

Australian solar and battery optimization technology provider Evergen will seek to accelerate its expansion in both the domestic and international markets after closing a $15 million fundraising round led by FRV-X, a division of Saudi-owned…

In its eight years of existence, One Stop Warehouse has come to dominate Australia’s solar distribution sector. The company reached a record revenue in the 2020 financial year, hitting $512 million. That same year, Zhang opened Discover…

AGL Energy has expanded its solar battery VPP to Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria with the immediate launch of solar battery sales for residents of the eastern states, while solar and battery bundles will be available by the end of…

The key role that Australia’s millions of rooftop solar systems stand to play in the running of the national grid, when paired with battery storage and pooled together into carefully orchestrated virtual power plants, has been further…

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…

An Australian government-backed trial of peer-to-peer (P2P) solar trading has demonstrated the potential of localized two-sided energy markets and blockchain technology to improve the energy system. However, current electricity tariff…

One Step Off The Grid Global solar giant Q Cells has tapped the distributed energy management software platform of Australian start-up SwitchDin, to pair with its recently launched Q.Home solar and storage package, combining PV panels, a…