Mullumbimby floods claim a chapter of Australia’s battery storage history – and two new electric vehicles.
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Sonnen to pay cash to households with batteries to help stabilise the grid
Sonnen launches new rewards program in Australia, offering cash payments to battery customers participating in a new VPP providing grid stability services.
Shell buys into carbon offsets market, adding to solar and battery purchases
Shell expands its Australian push into businesses beyond the fossil fuel sector with the acquisition of carbon offset firm Select Carbon.
Sonnen unveils new battery range, including home “power station” solution
New SonnenBatterie 10 home energy storage range unveiled in Germany, including a three-phase “islanding” solution that turns a home into a solar “power station” if the grid fails.
US housing complex to put Sonnen batteries inside all 600 apartments
All-electric, solar housing complex in Utah to feature a Sonnen battery inside all 600 apartments, in deliberate design “statement” unlikely to be replicated in Australia any time soon.
S.A. government teams with Sonnen to offer free home batteries to bushfire victims
South Australians forced to rebuild after their homes were destroyed in bushfires offered free battery storage through program backed by state Liberal government and battery manufacturer Sonnen.
Australia’s new battery installation standard – what does it mean for you?
Australia now has a standard for residential battery storage installations. We look at what it means for customers, and installers.
Is this the end of household battery storage in Australia?
Strict new standards predicted to make household battery storage “really hard, really complicated and really expensive,” and will likely put a massive brake on demand.
Fourteen new big battery storage projects proposed for NSW
NSW storage proposals include 14 different big battery projects, a handful of virtual power plants, and a coal mine which wants to install pumped hydro.
Shell launches electric dreams with bid for Australian energy utility ERM
Shell bids for Australia’s ERM Power, marking first big move in plan to take dominant position in electricity and electric transport.