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WEBJapanese electronics giant unveils a new bifacial solar panel with high efficiency and improved performance in poor light conditions. Off-grid solar is cheapest and most reliable way to option for those without power. Off-grid solar systems can be more reliable than national grid networks. A new study explores different scenarios in 43 ...
Energy Masters: New pilot to measure benefits and savings of …
WEB7 hours ago · South Australia has launched a $13.8 million pilot that will test the benefits of energy-smart homes by supporting 500 households to optimise their energy use, including through subsidised electrification and incentivised flexible consumption.
About One Step Off The Grid
WEBRenewEconomy and One Step Off The Grid are independent websites founded by Giles Parkinson, a journalist of more than 30 years experience, a former Business Editor and Deputy Editor of the Australian Financial Review, a former columnist for The Bulletin magazine and The Australian.. Giles is joined by Sophie Vorrath, who has worked on RenewEconomy since its inception and edits One Step Off The ...
"There has to be a better way to do this:" The dawn of an …
WEBSep 4, 2024 · 5B workers assemble a Maverick in the Adelaide factory. Image: Sophie Vorrath. First conceived by UNSW renewable energy engineers Chris McGrath and Eden Tehan more than 10 years ago, the Maverick is a prefabricated, pre-wired, accordion-like unit made up of 90 modules totalling around 50kW capacity that is unfolded on site using a forklift (see picture at top of article).
SwitchedOn Podcast: How time-of-use tariffs could become a …
WEB8 hours ago · Some households though are getting much higher electricity bills because their electricity retailer didn’t tell them they’d been put on a time-of-use tariff and have to pay more during peak periods. Brendan French, the Chief Executive of Energy Consumers Australia, outlines why cost-reflective ...
New time-of-use tariff dangles huge daytime power discount. So …
WEB6 days ago · Energy Locals is hoping to expand its customer base in the renewables heavy state of South Australia, with the offer of a “lowest in the market” electricity usage rate of 14.4c/kWh for five hours of each day. The Daytime Saver plan is targeted at households able to take advantage of periods ...
How Australia got to 30GW of solar: Households led the way
WEBJul 19, 2023 · Source: APVI PV in Australia Report 2023. Other points of note in the APVI report include an increase in interest in AgriPV projects – solar installed at farms alongside crops and livestock – as well as “significant interest” in massive solar projects of 10-30GW for industrial use and electricity export.
"They will be cost effective:" Ausgrid defends network roll-out of ...
WEB4 days ago · The federal government has funded over 400 community batteries to be installed across Australia that will provide shared storage for up to 100,000 households. Most of that government funding has gone to DNSPs, the electricity distributors who build and own the poles and wires. But concerns have been ...
Rooftop solar and household batteries to take centre stage in …
WEBJun 30, 2022 · The solar and storage resources of Australian households and businesses will have the capacity to meet nearly one-fifth of national electricity market demand by 2050, and rooftop solar alone could provide twice as much generation as coal in a decade.
A million home batteries could build far fewer power lines. We just ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) reports investment in storage capacity continues to increase, filling gaps left by retiring coal-fired power stations. But it warns sufficient storage is needed to ensure electricity supply is …