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Big rooftop PV systems on factories, warehouses and public buildings need not be limited by ownership issues nor local grid capacity, claims Australian innovator EleXsys Energy. The company is maxing out an Ikea in Adelaide, Australia, with solar and storage. And it claims its smart technology can allow the same to be done elsewhere.

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Bella Peacock

05 Oct 2021

Image: IKEA

Australia’s largest grid-connected microgrid is taking shape. The system is being constructed atop a vast Ikea store adjacent to Adelaide Airport, in the state of South Australia. The state has established itself at the vanguard of the country’s energy transition, sourcing just shy of 60% of its total electricity generation from clean energy in 2020. …

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