The Tesla big battery in South Australia has lifted its revenues by 20 per cent in the first three months of 2019, off the back of stronger frequency control and […]
Category: Commercial battery storage
Solar Choice experienced in Poultry Farm projects
Technology has driven poultry farming to a highly automated and computerised practice, enabling significant increases in the output for farmers. This has also dramatically increased the energy costs as ventilation, […]
SA Water on path to “net zero” power bills, with 154MW solar rollout
SA Water has contracted Adelaide-based company Enerven to roll-out a planned 154MW of solar PV and 34MWh of energy storage across more than 70 of the utility’s sites. SA Water […]
Musk says Tesla big battery to pay for itself within a few years, bigger ones on the way
South Australia’s $96 million “big battery” – the 100MW/129MWh Hornsdale Power Reserve – could pay for itself within just a few years, according the founder of company behind it, Tesla. […]
Yurika! Queensland to install Tesla big battery in Townsville
Australia is set to get another Tesla battery system on its National Electricity Market, with Queensland’s government-owned utilities to install a 4MW/8MWh system in Townsville later this year. The new […]
Deep dive into first year of Tesla big battery at Hornsdale
The first year of operations of the Tesla big battery in South Australia was celebrated this month by the battery’s owner, Neoen, and marked by the release of new data […]
Tesla’s big battery completed at Gannawarra solar farm
Marking another milestone in Australia’s transition to renewables, Tesla’s second big battery in Australia has reached completion at the Gannawarra Solar Farm. The completion of the Ganawarra Energy Storage System […]
5 Commercial Applications of Solar Batteries
Batteries are widely known in the industry as commercially unviable at current costs. However there are some situations where installing Solar PV with a battery bank is the best economic […]
Solar a “no-brainer” for Victorian dairy co-op – batteries next
A Victorian dairy farming co-operative has turned to solar, and is considering plans to add battery storage, as it seeks to cut grid power consumption and change the way it […]
Hawaii to add more than 1GWh of storage as it heads to 100% renewables
Hawaii looks set to get the largest infusion of renewable energy and storage capacity in the US island state’s history, as the utility considers plans for seven projects that would […]
Tesla big battery performance proves its worth and defies skeptics
Ten months on from its installation, the Tesla big battery has emphatically proven its worth – faster, quicker, more accurate, more reliable and more flexible than even the market operator […]
City of Sydney installs Tesla Powerpack battery in Transgrid network trial
The City of Sydney has installed its first grid-connected Tesla Powerpack – a 500kWh it has added to a 500kW rooftop solar system at a newly biult council depot. The […]
Second SA ‘big battery’ switches on
A little more than six months after the commissioning of the Tesla big battery in South Australia, the state’s second major battery installation has begun commissioning. The Dalrymple ESCRI battery – it […]
An improvement to our Solar & Battery Storage Calculator
Our Solar & Battery Storage Payback Estimator is one of the most widely-accessed resources on the Solar Choice website, with thousands of visitors per month. We take pride in the […]
Energy storage conference highlighted strong storage potential
Running 23-24 May in Adelaide, the Australian Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (AES 2018) saw the biggest names and leading companies in energy storage come together to showcase new technologies […]
Renewables, energy storage & the distributed grid: AES 2018 roundup
At the 2018 Australian Energy Storage Conference & Exhibition, it’s very clear that big, unstoppable things are happening in Australia’s energy sector. Adelaide was a fitting venue for the event, […]
Tour the Hornsdale Power Reserve (AKA Tesla’s ‘Big Battery’) at energy storage conference
South Australia is leading the way in renewable and energy storage with the state investing in major energy projects. The Australian Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition 2018 is giving attendees […]
New solution turns forklifts into commercial solar batteries
RossiniEnergy has developed a device that transforms underused forklifts into energy storage systems for businesses. The solution, called Nuvolino, is already in commercial operation in Italy and France – and […]
Walnut Energy: Battery solutions for commercial, industrial & grid-scale applications
Walnut Energy is an Australian developer of containerised battery storage solutions for medium to large-scale commercial and industrial premises – not to mention power plants and microgrids. Their battery storage […]
