Protect Yourself from bushfire power outages

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  • Protect Yourself from bushfire power outages

    During bushfires power is often lost to many areas and sometimes is not returned for days or weeks at a time. At these times communities often have to rely on generators, especially if, as in the devastating 2019-2020 Australian bushfires roads are cut off to complete communities for extended periods of time. Strong winds also…

  • Not all battery inverters are equal

    With the installation of energy storage systems most people look at the battery and concentrate on that but in reality the battery inverter is an integral part of any energy storage system and will dictate much of the energy storage systems operations. Often when an energy storage system isn’t working properly the fault lies with…

  • Salt batteries – the only chemistry UL9540A certified for safety

    More and more people are recognising that one of the major issues with energy storage batteries are the dangers with fires and explosions particularly associated with thermal runaway (self-sustaining fires). This has become particularly relevant as people are considering installing the many lithium ion battery technologies in their houses or businesses and are becoming aware…

  • Questions to ask about installing an energy storage system

    Most people that are looking at installing an energy storage system (battery and battery inverter) don’t realise that every installation is different and there is no one size fits all. Installations are very dependent on whether there is already solar PV in place and the current electrical wiring situation at the premises. With solar PV…

  • Medical Centre – Commercial Case Study using SoNick batteries

    The medical centre was to be refurbished and part of the upgrade was to install a PV system with battery storage. The difficulty was allocating the space for battery storage that was safe for patients as well as staff. As is usual in a medical centre space is a premium and is used for medical…

  • SoNick battery performance for cooking competition

    GridEdge was recently asked to use our clean energy trailer with its Sodium nickel chloride (SoNick) battery to power a local cooking competition event to showcase local foods. Originally the expectations were that we would be powering the PA and sound system and maybe a portable fridge. As the day got closer the requirements changed…

  • SoNick battery powers Sustainable Living Festival “Off the Grid” tent

      GridEdge was recently asked to power Melbourne’s 3 day Sustainable Living Festival’s “Off the Grid” tent with our clean energy trailer with its Sodium nickel chloride (SoNick) battery . This annual festival, is held at Melbourne’s Federation Square and runs along the Yarra river with many stalls showcasing renewable energy, sustainable living practices and…

  • Battery storage uptake by households surges as grid costs soar

      Battery storage systems being installed in Australia look set to confirm earlier predictions that battery installations will treble in 2017. New data from the SunWiz 2017 Mid-Year Battery Report shows more than 7000 battery installations took place across Australia in the first six month of 2017.  By contrast there were 6500 installations recorded for…

  • Accelerating Climate Action by Australian States

      Amongst the G20 countries, Australia’s emission reduction target – a reduction of 26-28% on a 2005 baseline – is unusually weak, nowhere near what is required for us to play our fair share in meeting 2°C Paris target. The IPCC uses a synthesis of thousands of peer-reviewed scientific papers to assess the degree of…

  • Battery capacity depends on user needs

      There are many things to take into account when looking at an energy storage battery for your home or business. These include what you want your energy storage battery to do as well as its safety, performance, operating temperature and end of life recyclability. Unfortunately many people only look at the initial purchase cost…