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David Carroll

David Carroll

David Carroll

David is a senior journalist with more than 25 years’ experience in the Australian media industry as a writer, designer and editor for print and online publications. Based in Queensland – Australia’s Sunshine State – he joined pv magazine Australia in 2020 to help document the nation’s ongoing shift to solar.

david.carroll@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by David Carroll

Finance

Fluence secures state backing to grow Australian operation United States-based energy storage tech giant Fluence Energy has announced an expansion of its Australian headquarters in Melbourne after locking in a “tailored investment” provided by the Victorian government.

Jun 17, 2025

R&D

Australian battery startup develops innovative separators Battery technology startup Voltavate has secured AUD 850,000 ($553,000) in an oversubscribed, 'pre-seed' funding round led by Australian investor Artesian.

Jun 12, 2025

Distributed

Australian state pairs increased VPP incentive with national battery rebate The New South Wales (NSW) government has ended its home battery installation rebate, announcing it will instead provide up to $1,500 to households and small businesses that install a battery energy storage system and connect it to a virtual power plant.

Jun 10, 2025

Products

Germany’s 1Komma5° unveils VPP-ready home solar-plus-battery product for Australia German net-zero buildings company 1Komma5° has unveiled a residential energy system for Australia which includes solar panels, a hybrid inverter, and the brand’s 'intelligent' battery.

Jun 06, 2025

Products

RedEarth launches microgrid-in-a-box with solar, battery and EV charger Queensland battery supplier RedEarth Energy Storage has announced an international partnership that will see it jointly develop a ‘world first’ integrated hardware and energy management system (EMS) combining solar, energy storage, and bidirectional electric vehicle (EV) charging capabilities in a single unit.

Jun 05, 2025

Roofs with rooftop solar installations

Distributed

Home battery incentives could see 100,000 systems installed in Western Australia A plan to permit incentives from federal and state battery schemes to be cumulative has been abandoned but the government of Western Australia (WA) says dovetailing the two programs will mean more households can benefit.

Jun 04, 2025

Distributed

SunWiz details sharp rise in Australian residential battery installation Australia is on the cusp of a surge in solar battery adoption with Warrandyte-based consultancy SunWiz forecasting at least 100,000 home energy storage systems, with a combined capacity of 1.2 GWh, will be rolled out next year, for a 38% annual rise in deployment.

Jun 03, 2025

Policy

Australian state ends interest-free home battery program The state of Victoria is no longer accepting applications for interest-free home battery loans and said the scheme will eventually have financed more than 5,800 systems.

May 27, 2025

Grid-scale

Grid connection for DC-coupled Australian 486 MWh solar-plus-storage site Construction of a 300 MW solar farm and 486 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), planned for southeast New South Wales (NSW) is scheduled to start this year after developer Octopus Investments Australia received critical grid connection approval.

May 20, 2025

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