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South Australia is one of the most progressive (and controversial) energy markets to study. Jay Weatherill’s South Australia Government has just announced they will provide solar panels and Tesla Powerwall battery storage for 50,000 homes. After the state just installed the world’s largest battery, they’re now after another world record with the...
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If you’re in the market for a new home and would love to have solar and battery as part of your build, then Porter Davis could be your builder. The company is giving away 50 Tesla Powerwall 2 batteries and 5.6kW of Solar from partner Bradford Solar. The RRP...
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The Minister for the Environment and Energy, Josh Frydenberg MP has announced a new renewable energy plan for the Northern Territory of Australia. Jointly funded by ARENA which is the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and the NT Government, the project will use 3,200 solar panels (1MW of solar energy, powering...
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The tiny house movement is a global one of downsizing counters the natural trajectory of building larger and larger homes. There’s a great series on the US-based A+E Network called Tiny House Nation. This takes you inside the scene, explaining the creative ways people are living in houses smaller...
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Jamestown, South Australia is making history, it’ll be the location of the world’s largest battery farm, supplying 100MW of storage to stabilise the SA energy grid. The batteries will be supplied by Tesla. On stage with SA Premier Jay Weatherill, Elon Musk has committed to deliver the PowerPack to...
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Your roof has a massive surface area that’s exposed to the sun and Australians cop bucket loads of that sunshine. That’s potential energy not being captured and not being used by your house, instead you buy expensive electricity from the grid. Elon Musk wants to change that with his...
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Tesla are taking a new approach to getting their energy storage solution, the Powerwall 2 battery, into Australian households by partnering with builders directly. For existing home owners, you can always put up your hand and open your wallet to buy your own, but it makes a lot of sense to...
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We first reported on the Pfitzner family back in January when they became the first household in Australia to install a Tesla Powerwall. As one of the first in the world, the amount of money saved and the correlation to projections is an important result to check in on. 6...
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To be a Tesla family now, you’d have a garage full of cars loaded with lithium-ion batteries, but an acquisition of Solar City could see Tesla families add Tesla Energy solar panels to their roof and a Tesla Powerwall to the wall. Overnight Tesla announced plans to buy Solar City, who are America’s #1...
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EnergyAustralia is running a competition that will give away 4 Tesla Powerwall home battery and solar packages in an effort to show how the technology can benefit everyday people. The competition opened on the May 18 and will close June 17, 2016, so get after it. EnergyAustralia’s Chief Customer Officer, Kim...
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Countrywide Energy (CWE) is preparing to lodge an application for development approval to build a massive solar farm in the regional Victorian town of Wangaratta. The project would include a staggering 35,000 photovoltaic (PV) panels, that would generate enough electricity to power 2,500 homes. The project is estimated to cost around $20M...
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Origin Energy has announced it will also be selling the Tesla Powerwall as part of a new solar system and battery solution. Although not exactly obvious, there are actually different sized Powerwall packs, one is designed as a backup, one designed for daily use. Origin is offering the bigger,...
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Natural Solar is one of the first confirmed Australian solar company to offer Tesla Powerwall. There will be many. They will be one of the first installers of the Tesla Energy Powerwall in its latest 5kWp offering to the Australian market. It is expected the Tesla Energy Powerwall...
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Solar panels are awesome, capturing energy from the sun and powering our electronic addictions. The reason 1.5 Million homes have solar and not 10 million, is largely due to the initial cost outlay. In a new announcement today, Minister for Energy & Resources, Lily D’Ambrosio announced changes to the...
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Researchers at Michigan State University have made one of the most important developments in solar technology in decades. The researchers have developed a transparent luminescent solar concentrator, this is the fancy name for making clear glass panels that can collect energy from the sun. It’s long been thought this...
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Australian’s love solar arrays on their rooftops, but Japan has a very different approach. They’ve just constructed an amazing 9,072 solar panel array that floats on water. The PV cells combine to make the worlds-largest solar power station. Outputting a very decent 2.3 megawatts, the new floating power station...
South Australia is one of the most progressive (and controversial) energy markets to study. Jay Weatherill’s South Australia Government has just announced they will provide solar panels and Tesla Powerwall battery storage for 50,000 homes. After the state just installed the world’s largest battery, they’re now after another world record with the...
If you’re in the market for a new home and would love to have solar and battery as part of your build, then Porter Davis could be your builder. The company is giving away 50 Tesla Powerwall 2 batteries and 5.6kW of Solar from partner Bradford Solar. The RRP...
The Minister for the Environment and Energy, Josh Frydenberg MP has announced a new renewable energy plan for the Northern Territory of Australia. Jointly funded by ARENA which is the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and the NT Government, the project will use 3,200 solar panels (1MW of solar energy, powering...
The tiny house movement is a global one of downsizing counters the natural trajectory of building larger and larger homes. There’s a great series on the US-based A+E Network called Tiny House Nation. This takes you inside the scene, explaining the creative ways people are living in houses smaller...
Jamestown, South Australia is making history, it’ll be the location of the world’s largest battery farm, supplying 100MW of storage to stabilise the SA energy grid. The batteries will be supplied by Tesla. On stage with SA Premier Jay Weatherill, Elon Musk has committed to deliver the PowerPack to...
Your roof has a massive surface area that’s exposed to the sun and Australians cop bucket loads of that sunshine. That’s potential energy not being captured and not being used by your house, instead you buy expensive electricity from the grid. Elon Musk wants to change that with his...
Tesla are taking a new approach to getting their energy storage solution, the Powerwall 2 battery, into Australian households by partnering with builders directly. For existing home owners, you can always put up your hand and open your wallet to buy your own, but it makes a lot of sense to...
We first reported on the Pfitzner family back in January when they became the first household in Australia to install a Tesla Powerwall. As one of the first in the world, the amount of money saved and the correlation to projections is an important result to check in on. 6...
To be a Tesla family now, you’d have a garage full of cars loaded with lithium-ion batteries, but an acquisition of Solar City could see Tesla families add Tesla Energy solar panels to their roof and a Tesla Powerwall to the wall. Overnight Tesla announced plans to buy Solar City, who are America’s #1...
EnergyAustralia is running a competition that will give away 4 Tesla Powerwall home battery and solar packages in an effort to show how the technology can benefit everyday people. The competition opened on the May 18 and will close June 17, 2016, so get after it. EnergyAustralia’s Chief Customer Officer, Kim...
Countrywide Energy (CWE) is preparing to lodge an application for development approval to build a massive solar farm in the regional Victorian town of Wangaratta. The project would include a staggering 35,000 photovoltaic (PV) panels, that would generate enough electricity to power 2,500 homes. The project is estimated to cost around $20M...
Natural Solar is one of the first confirmed Australian solar company to offer Tesla Powerwall. There will be many. They will be one of the first installers of the Tesla Energy Powerwall in its latest 5kWp offering to the Australian market. It is expected the Tesla Energy Powerwall...
