Tracey Taylor. Indigenous Australian 10kWh battery system set to launch – cheaper than Tesla. *This is an amended version of the original article.
A table has been removed, due to the risk of prices listed on it going out of date, and the price of the WattGrid battery has been adjusted to $11,999, to include GST. Another battery storage offering is set to launch onto the Australian market, targeting the nearly 1.5 million solar households looking to make the most of their rooftop solar generation. The 10kWh system – a local offering from Indigenous Brisbane-based company AllGrid Energy – is due to go on sale next week, and according to AllGrid, it will be the most cost-effective system on the market today.
The home storage system – which will be launched in Adelaide next Wednesday, and marketed under the name WattGrid – comprises a tubular gel variant of lead acid battery, a hybrid (bidirectional) inverter, and a software “app” called WattsHappening, which allows the customer to monitor the unit in real time and control it remotely. Towards a Sustainable Agriculture - The Living Soil - Eve Balfour. Facebook. Facebook. The Economics of the Future: Relocalisation. Eight thousand supermarket outlets now account for over 97 per cent of total grocery sales in the UK; a pattern increasingly replicated in other parts of the world.
It’s a trend that former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy recently called “part of progress”, describing small shops as “medieval”. However, a wealth of research now tells us that there are many more benefits of more local, independent economies. For example, a study by the Federation of Small Businesses in Scotland found that large supermarket developments led to a decrease in the number of conventional retailers in the town centre, an increase in the number of vacant units and a significant decline in the level of business activities undertaken by existing retailers. A study focusing on New Orleans compared 179,000 square-feet of retail space that is home to 100 independent businesses to the same-sized space that is home to a single supermarket.
Out of business high street shops, Altrincham, Manchester. Salt Spring Dollars / Salt Spring Island Monetary Foundation. The Birth of a Currency Bob McGinn and Eric Booth of the Salt Spring Island Monetary Foundation (Photo by Derrick Lundy) The concept of Salt Spring Island Dollars was the result of roundtable discussions of the Sustainable Salt Spring Island Coalition.
In the fall of 2000, the group was looking at different island nations around the world (Isle of Man, Jersey, Cayman Islands, etc.) examining how their governments and economies functioned. One of the common factors of these islands was that they each had their own local currency. Two questions arose – would it be possible to establish a local currency for Salt Spring, and if so, how could it benefit the community? The Problems Further research examined a wide range of "alternative" currencies (e.g. The Solutions Having identified these problems, it was decided any solutions must address all of these concerns. Limited Editions Next came the idea to have limited editions of Salt Spring Island art featured on the back.
Mission Statement. Salt Spring Dollars / Salt Spring Island Monetary Foundation.