Kurri Kurri has been chosen for Australia's first solar battery initiative – The Maitland Mercury

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It's an Australian premiere – an innovative initiative known as the Beehive Project that enables peer-to-peer trading in solar energy – and will be based in Kurri Kurri. Enova Community Energy will be in the area next year. Umgrid is building its first 1 megawatt communal battery on the outskirts of Kurri. The Enova battery is operated over the size of a shipping container to maximize utility for energy customers and the community. Enova received funding from the NSW Regional Community Energy Fund to help implement the battery. It is combined with an online platform, Powertracer, developed by the technology company Enosi, which enables peer-to-peer trading in solar energy. The program allows 500 participants to buy and sell (or trade) solar energy on the roof of each other and to trade the battery themselves. The project is a unique pilot project that is to be analyzed and documented. The results are widely shared by the University of Newcastle. Energy Secretary Matt Kean said it was great to see the regional energy sector taking control of their own projects and advocating clean energy. "Innovative renewable energy projects like this one will help make electricity more reliable and affordable for our regional communities," said Kean. "This project is unique," said Felicity Stening, CEO of Enova Community Energy. "Not only is it a major strategic initiative for Enova, but also the first of its kind in Australia. Projects like this have the potential to change the face of the electricity system as we know it." With our partners Enosi and the University of Newcastle we look forward to producing great results and insights that can be shared with the wider community so that the ability to generate, store and share renewable energy becomes part of the new normal "said Felicity Bob Pynset, Mayor of Cessnock Council, said the Community Battery Project is a breakthrough initiative unlike anything like it in Australia." I am proud that Cessnock City Council has done its part to make it a home to give. The Hunter region is moving from a mere coal producing region to a region of opportunity. This opportunity to support a municipal energy supply could not have come at a more important time. We are very excited to invite our community to participate, "said Cr Pynsent. Kurri Kurri locals and residents of the Hunter region are invited to submit their application to participate in the joint community battery project at www.enovaenergy Register. com.au/shared-community-battery. Enova will invite at least 500 households with and without solar on the roof to participate. Project participants can live anywhere in NSW.

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It's an Australian premiere – an innovative initiative known as the Beehive Project that enables peer-to-peer trading in solar energy – and will be based in Kurri Kurri.

Enova Community Energy will be in the area next year. Umgrid is building its first 1 megawatt communal battery on the outskirts of Kurri.

The Enova battery is operated over the size of a shipping container to maximize utility for energy customers and the community.

Enova received funding from the NSW Regional Community Energy Fund to help implement the battery. It is combined with an online platform, Powertracer, developed by the technology company Enosi, which enables peer-to-peer trading in solar energy.

The program allows 500 participants to buy and sell (or trade) solar energy on the roof of each other and to trade the battery themselves. The project is a unique pilot project that is to be analyzed and documented. The results are widely shared by the University of Newcastle.

Energy Secretary Matt Kean said it was great to see the regional energy sector taking control of their own projects and advocating clean energy.

"Innovative renewable energy projects like this one will help make electricity more reliable and affordable for our regional communities," said Kean.

"This project is unique," said Felicity Stening, CEO of Enova Community Energy.

"Not only is it a major strategic initiative for Enova, but also the first of its kind in Australia. Projects like this have the potential to change the face of the electricity system as we know it.

"With our partners, Enosi and the University of Newcastle, we look forward to producing great results and insights that can be shared with the wider community so that the ability to generate, store and share renewable energy becomes part of the new can be normal, "said Felicity.

Cessnock Council Mayor Bob Pynset welcomed the project site and said the community's battery project was a breakthrough initiative unlike anything else in Australia.

"I am proud that the Cessnock City Council did their part to give it a home. The Hunter region is moving from a single coal producing region to a region of opportunity. That opportunity would have been to support a community energy asset We are excited to invite our community to get involved by registering to participate, "said Cr Pynsent.

Enova will invite at least 500 households with and without a solar roof to participate. Project participants can live anywhere in NSW.