How battery storage can cut home electricity bills by one quarter
10 November, 2016
Tesla recently launched its Powerwall 2.0 battery at a price per kWh stored that is less than half the price of its first battery. My previous article lookedat the annual charge that a household that installed 5 kW PV+ Powerwall 2.0 battery would pay. Such customers would use the grid for back-up supply and to export surplus PV production that it does not use. That article compared this “PV+battery+grid” option to the annual charge that a customer would pay for “grid-only” supply (i.e. a customer without PV and battery).
University of Southern Qld to install 1.9MW solar, battery storage
10 November, 2016
The University of Southern Queensland has become the latest of Australia’s tertiary institutions to embrace renewable energy, announcing plans to add nearly 2MW of rooftop solar and battery storage across its Toowoomba, Springfield and Ipswich campuses.
SMA achieves 10GW of installed inverter capacity in North America
10 November, 2016
After increasing its installed inverter capacity in North America by 33% in less than a year, SMA announced that it has reached 10GW of installed capacity within the region.
Solar Storage Competitor Gives Battery Giants A Run For Their Money
09 November, 2016
The moment Australians have been waiting for is finally here. The first weeks of September saw the installation of the GCL E-KwBe amidst an inundation of great reviews.