Solar | EcoGeneration

Ten years under the sun … the solar company that learnt to stay a step ahead

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 2, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, Company Updates, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

Melbourne-based Clean Technology Partners shares some wisdom gleaned from 10 years of trying to stay ahead in a relentless sector.

New inverter standard to manage ‘tripping’, allow more rooftop solar into the grid

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 25, 2021 | For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar | 0 |

A rule change from December will see inverters in new or upgraded rooftop PV systems meet regulations that encourage more solar.

CEC and CER crack down on STC compliance

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 23, 2021 | Commercial, For Installers, Residential, Solar | 0 |

Installers who break the rules for claiming STCs are on notice, writes Robbie Nichols of the Clean Energy Council.

Ausgrid’s community battery strategy targets flexibility in the network

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 23, 2021 | Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Ausgrid hopes its trial of community batteries in and near Sydney will be a first step in a major rollout of shared storage.

Ausgrid connects 267kWh Sydney community battery, the first of three

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 16, 2021 | For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

The Sydney network has committed to a trial to test whether community storage can settle voltage levels as demand for rooftop solar continues.

How hot-water batteries can soak up solar

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 15, 2021 | Efficiency, For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

A trial in South Australia will test the load-shifting potential of a virtual power plant of residential hot-water systems.

Networks gear up to manage EV demand on the grid

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 8, 2021 | Australia, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, VPPs | 0 |

A trial to coordinate EV charging at 176 homes will test networks’ tolerance for increasing demand on the grid as the national fleet is upgraded.

Re-charged … EV batteries’ second life as C&I storage

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 4, 2021 | Commercial, Electric Vehicles, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Retired EV batteries packaged into C&I-scale storage solutions will appeal to owners of medium-sized PV systems who feel storage is beyond their budgets.

CitiPower ponders community battery rollout for Melbourne

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 3, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

The network is moving to pre-empt solar-related constraints with a plan that could see hundreds of storage assets connected by 2030.

How home batteries can solve the grid’s woes

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 1, 2021 | For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Batteries may be expensive but modelling shows how residential storage can be a powerful force in steadying a grid in transition.

Solar reaches 20GW as rooftop PV grows 40% despite pandemic hit to economy

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 27, 2021 | Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar | 0 |

Last year saw record growth for rooftop solar installations, with 40% more systems installed than 2019. Australia now hosts about 20GW of PV capacity.