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.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Battery storage market is at home in Australia
By Dr Geoff James Affordable battery energy storage is on Australia’s doorstep and getting an open-armed welcome. And it is the residential sector that is driving demand, likely to overtake utility-scale installations next year to become…
Flow batteries for Asian telcos
Zinc-bromide flow battery manufacturer RedFlow has scored a battery supply agreement with Emerson Network Power Australia to develop a flow battery storage solution for off-grid and micro-grid markets in the Asia Pacific Region, reports ProactiveInvestors. According to a…
Australia set for energy storage boom
There is a lot of encouraging clean-tech news coming from Down Under these days. A report entitled Energy Storage in Australia – Commercial Opportunities, Barriers and Policy Options, compiled by Marchment Hill Consulting, makes the…