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$6,000 Solar Battery Storage Subsidies Up For Grabs In SA

South Australian households will be able to access generous subsidies for the installation of home battery systems from next month, and loans will also be made available for solar panels plus storage. [Read more…]

Chaff Mill Solar + Battery Storage Project Update

Chaff Mill Solar Farm

The community feedback period relating to the development application for Chaff Mill Solar Farm in South Australia’s mid-north, which will incorporate battery storage, closes this Friday. [Read more…]

The Six Biggest Myths About Battery Storage

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If you are buying a solar battery – go in with your eyes wide open.

I’ve been publishing thoughts on the solar industry since 2009. And since Tesla announced their Powerwall battery to great media hype in May 2015, a lot of those thoughts have concerned batteries.

Unfortunately, a lot of the facts I’ve published about batteries, their economics and their environmental impacts have not gone down well with some parts of the solar industry, generally the parts that have bet their future on selling lots of batteries in the short to medium term. [Read more…]

University Of Hawai’i Rolling Out More Solar Power And Battery Storage

University Of Hawai'i solar + storage

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The University of Hawai’iĀ  says its Maui College campus will be among the first in the USA to source 100 percent of its energy from on-site solar power systems paired with battery storage – with other UH campuses to follow. [Read more…]

Large-Scale Battery Storage : GE Reservoir

GE Reservoir battery

Last week, GE unveiled its large-scale energy storage solution, which is based on the 1.2 MW/4 MWh Reservoir Storage Unit. [Read more…]

Solar + Battery Storage Helps Light Up Auckland Bridge

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Auckland Harbour Bridge – promo shot

A light and sound show on the weekend heralded the official launch of the first stage of Auckland Harbour Bridge’s solar + battery powered lighting project. [Read more…]

Third Stage Of Canberra Solar Battery Storage Grants Kicks Off

Solar battery subsidy - Canberra

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The third stage of the ACT’s Next Generation Energy Storage grants program has been provided more than $3 million in funding for battery system subsidies. [Read more…]

International Battery Storage Standard Adopted In Australia

Australian battery storage standard

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Standards Australia announced the adoption of an international battery standard last week, part of a larger plan to help ensure Australian consumers are protected as the home energy storage market grows. [Read more…]

CEC Recommends Home Battery Storage Grants For Queensland

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Among its policy priority recommendations ahead of Queensland’s election, the Clean Energy Council has suggested a small battery grants scheme and other actions to support energy storage be implemented in the state. [Read more…]

U.S. 300MW Battery Storage Project Looks Set To Proceed

AES 300MW battery storage project

The company that held the title of the world’s largest installed lithium-ion battery system earlier this year has cleared a hurdle for a far larger energy storage project.

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