Lead acid batteries have been used in various off-grid and stand alone power systems for decades, and are one of the most commonly offered product options in home solar energy […]
Category: Batteries & Energy Storage
Articles & advice about batteries, energy storage systems, and energy management systems for residential & commercial solar panel arrays. We can also help you compare battery storage system prices.
Intelligent, flexible all-in-one home energy storage from Alpha ESS
Alpha-ESS is a global developer of energy storage systems for the home. The company was founded in 2012 as a collaboration between companies from three continents and is looking to […]
AllGrid Energy’s Aussie-made residential & off-grid battery storage devices
Note: Solar Choice is not a solar installer and has no financial or other incentives to promote any product brand over another. Background on Aoboet – Company History AllGrid Energy […]
Battery storage options are growing: What products are out there?
In this article we take a look at some of the product options that are available here in Australia as well as elsewhere globally. With a list of all of […]
Could Aussie homes find it more economical to go off-grid? New analysis suggests ‘yes’
In the emerging new energy landscape, the idea that a large number of households could quit the grid altogether, using rooftop solar and battery storage, is still considered an unlikely […]
Aquion’s saltwater batteries compete with lead acid & lithium ion on cost, performance
Aquion Energy is the first company in the world to commercialise a modern saltwater battery for residential, commercial and industrial applications. Aqueon’s aqueous hybrid ion (AHI) technology is one of […]
SMA’s residential energy storage solutions in Australia
SMA is one of the largest inverter manufacturers in the world and have more inverters installed in Australia than any other brand. The company currently offers two energy storage solutions […]
Tesla fast-tracks Powerwall for Aussie market – first delivieries in late 2015
The arrival of Tesla’s Powerwall battery storage unit in Australia over the next few months will herald the biggest challenge to Australia’s electricity industry for decades. Tesla announced last Thursday […]
Aus energy storage industry will be booming by 2025: Energeia report
Australian households could be installing battery storage systems at a rate of 55,000 a year within just 10 years, a new report has found. The report, Sound and Fury – […]
Why a telco chose Imergy’s flow batteries: Q&A with CoverTel
The number of battery energy storage solution providers in Australia is growing, and as it does so does the range of battery technology options available to homes, businesses and industry. […]
Mass adoption of battery storage only 5 years away, predicts UBS
A new report has predicted that the point of “mass adoption” of household battery storage could arrive in Australia as soon as 2020, at which time the payback period for […]
Imergy’s vanadium flow batteries in Australia
December 2023 Update: Imergy’s website is no longer operational and their batteries are not listed on the Clean Energy Council approved product list. Now available in Australia, PNG and the […]
Giant Power residential battery storage solutions
Giant Power is a Sunshine Coast-based battery energy storage system wholesaler specialising in grid-connected, ‘hybrid’ solar-plus-battery solutions as well as conventional off-grid systems. The company has been supplying solar panels, […]
Australia one of the most attractive battery storage markets in the world: Kokam CEO
Australia is one of the most attractive markets in the world for battery storage, according to one of the world’s leading battery manufacturers – and not just at the household […]
Redflow to offer small-scale flow battery in Australia from 2016
ASX-listed battery technology developer Reflow says it will deliver a plug and play version of its unique zinc bromide flow battery for households and small businesses by early 2016. The […]
Aussie-developed salt-based energy storage solution wins ANSTO Eureka Prize
A low-cost energy storage solution that uses salt to store excess electricity has been awarded one of Australia’s top science gongs, the ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology. […]
Solar-plus-battery storage in Brisbane
In some suburbs of the greater Brisbane area, nearly 50% of residential roofs are equipped with solar panels – among the highest rates in the country. Many of these homes […]
Going with the flow: An introduction to redox flow batteries
Renewable energy technologies – solar PV in particular – are on the cusp of changing the energy landscape. In combination with the right load profile and in the right settings, […]
Tesla’s Powerwall & Powerpack sales add up to $US1B – without marketing
Tesla’s residential Powerwall batteries and larger-scale Powerpacks have already notched up $US1 billion worth of sales, and the California-based EV maker says its delivery book to early 2017 is already […]
Solar Choice launches Australia’s first battery storage comparison platform
On the back of the success of our free and impartial Solar Quote Comparisons and mounting interest in energy storage for solar, Solar Choice has launched Australia’s first comparison platform for […]
Energy storage Q&A with Bosch Power Tec
Bosch Power Tec recently introduced its BPT-S 5 Hybrid residential energy storage device onto the Australian market, along with a line of hybrid inverters. Solar Choice recently caught up with Bosch […]
Solar Choice survey provides snapshot of Australians’ thoughts on energy storage
Since the beginning of 2015 Solar Choice has seen interest in home energy storage grow steadily. We recently conducted a survey of our customers who have told us they would like […]
ARENA predicts ‘mega-shift’ towards energy storage as battery prices drop
A new report by published by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency has predicted solar households will drive a mega-shift to energy storage in the country, as battery technology prices plunge […]
Interest in solar energy storage growing rapidly
Energy storage is making its way into the mainstream media, with Sydney Morning Herald energy reporter Angela Macdonald-Smith writing about the growing level of interest in energy storage amongst Australian households. […]
Residential energy storage Q&A with Magellan Power
Magellan Power’s RES1 and RES3 are some of the first of the growing number of residential energy storage devices currently available in Australia. Solar Choice recently caught up with Magellan Power […]
Demand charge reduction could change attractiveness of solar for SA businesses
Rooftop solar might have become a less attractive proposition for businesses in South Australia, after electricity consumption rates for business owners were slashed by SA Power Networks to one-fifth of […]
Reposit Power brings (solar-plus-storage) power to the people
Reposit Power has created a software package which allows PV and battery owners to trade generated electricity directly onto the wholesale electricity market. The software is designed to support and […]
What do homes need to know to take advantage of solar-plus-storage? CSIRO study
A new report by the CSIRO has flagged the importance of engaging consumers in the transformation of Australia’s electricity market – a shift to distributed energy that is largely being […]
Solar energy storage in Victoria
Interest in battery storage for solar power is growing rapidly in Australia – which has been described as ‘ground zero for energy storage’. What is the attractiveness of energy storage for […]
LG’s RESU energy storage solution hits Australian market at competitive price point
Another offering has hit the residential energy storage market last week with the launch of a 6.4kWh battery system from South Korean appliance manufacturers LG Chem that approaches the key […]
New Scientist on the battery storage revolution: We can “all be power brokers”
New Scientist magazine has published an in-depth investigation into the battery revolution that is currently underway globally. The article, The battery revolution that will let us all be power brokers, covers the […]
