How to go almost completely off-grid with solar plus flow battery storage

By Jason Deign PV-plus-storage could allow homes in Australia to cover more than 99% of annual power consumption from solar, the experience of one household indicates. Read more … Continue reading →

Sonnen joins crowded Oz market

By Jason Deign German storage player Sonnen today became the latest major player to join the race for supremacy in Australia’s increasingly crowded residential energy storage market. The company is looking to attract Australians to its sonnenBatterie product, which is a modular … Continue reading →

10 Australian projects you need to know of

By Jason Deign The pace of energy storage development in Australia has been underscored by three separate industry announcements in the last week. Last Thursday, RenewEconomy revealed that US developer SolarReserve had tabled a bid to replace aging coal plants in Port Augusta, South … Continue reading →

Sunverge joins race for Oz residential market

By Jason Deign US system developer Sunverge Energy last week beefed up its Australian operations amid growing signs of a residential energy storage market boom Down Under. The company unveiled a tie-up with Queensland utility Ergon Energy to pilot 33 solar-plus-storage systems in … Continue reading →

How can customers trade energy with batteries?

By Dr Geoff James Previously published on www.energystorageforum.com and republished with permission. When people buy batteries for their homes, they mainly expect to have more energy independence. But a sophisticated battery system can do more than providing secure backup power or … Continue reading →