The Tesla Powerwall and associated hype has given a huge boost to the emerging home battery storage market. But while some pundits have argued that the product is distinguished primarily by its slick marketing campaign, there is no doubt that the strategy is working: despite being "just another' lithium-ion battery, everyone is talking about the Tesla Powerwall.
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Retrofitting battery storage: part two – installation issues
More and more solar customers are looking into the benefits of home batteries, but designing and installing a retrofitted storage system comes with a host of potential challenges, writes Selectronic's Rod Scott.
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UQ deal to accelerate commercialisation of Redback’s storage technology
Energy storage provider Redback Technologies has partnered with the University of Queensland (UQ), in a deal that is expected to accelerate the global commercialisation of Redback's energy storage technology.
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How to staff a solar farm
A combination of factors has rendered Australia an attractive destination for utility-scale solar farms, and there are myriad ways developers can set up shop without jeopardising their bottom line due to the high local employment costs, writes Jan Rieche, Manager Renewable Energy and Engineering at Polyglot Group.
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Social perceptions of utility-scale solar
To obtain a social licence to operate, community engagement in the utility-scale solar sphere needs to be well planned, long-term, flexible and genuine.
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Redflow targets home storage market with ‘plug-and-play’ flow battery
Australian flow battery innovator Redflow has announced it will launch a residential energy storage product in late March 2016, with the first installations completed by June.
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SA wind farm keeps it local with $3.5m turbine contract
Waterloo Wind Farm has announced that an Australian company, Keppel Prince, has been contracted to manufacture and supply the turbine towers for the wind farm's planned extension.
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Telstra installs its largest PV systems, heralding mass rollout of solar and storage
Telstra has switched on the largest grid-connected solar power system the company has ever deployed, in a move that is expected to herald the adoption of more solar PV and battery technology across its infrastructure portfolio.
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Williamsdale solar farm greenlit by ACT Government
An 11.18 MW solar PV development near Williamsdale, south of Canberra, has been approved by the ACT Government.
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Solar plus storage will be economical in less than a decade: report
Global distributed storage for solar systems will be worth US$8 billion in 2026, according to American consultancy Lux Research.
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