Asahi Beverages-owned CUB brewery on Gold Coast now hosts massive rooftop solar system, which will produce 150 million solar beers a year.
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Planted green roofs deliver a boost to solar output, study reveals
Sydney-based study finds that solar panels installed on a planted “green roof” get a significant boost to their generation output, compared to a conventional rooftop.
Autonomous Energy emerges from administration with management buyout
One of the sector’s oldest and most successful companies has been pulled out of administration and given a new start under management ownership.
Epho and Solgen: Is this the solar market consolidation Australia had to have?
AGL’s purchase of Epho and Solgen is a major endorsement of the booming market and the latest sign of a period of consolidation.
Rooftop solar installs off to quick start in January, up 23% on last year
Australia’s rooftop solar market continues to beat the odds, closing out the first month of 2021 with new installations up nearly one-quarter on the same time last year.
Fimer taps Australia for roll out of new three-phase inverter line
Fimer launches new range of “all-rounder” three-phase string inverters targeting commercial and industrial solar and offering a “host” of performance features.
How “flexible exports” may convince more big energy users to install rooftop solar
An Energy Queensland network trial focusing on accommodating more, and smarter commercial solar has quietly shown the way on how it may work for consumers.
Victoria charts “dramatic plunge” in rooftop solar installs as Covid takes toll
SunWiz data shows Victoria rooftop PV installs plunged over eight weeks of stage four Covid-19 restrictions, but all up Australia remains 40% ahead of same time last year.
Vertical solar array delivers cheaper power for Melbourne apartment building
An 87-panel rooftop solar system has been installed vertically at a Melbourne apartment building, to get around dual problems of unsuitable roof space and high power bills.
Toowoomba first stop as Yurika installs 15MW of solar on Queensland shopping centres
Queensland government-backed plan to install 15MW of solar across five major shopping centres across the state is underway, starting with 1MW at Grand Central, Toowoomba.