The Covid-19 pandemic has brought great uncertainty to the solar industry. Demand is up in some quarters, and down in others. But there is real fear of a brutal slowdown.

A community in Switzerland has completed a successful year-long trial of a blockchain electricity market, a technology being eyed for community microgrids.

Tesla gauging interest in its solar modules and solar tile products, while IKEA brings its flat pack solar package to Australia. Plus: Suspensions in regulator crackdown.

Queensland government to expand solar installations to hundreds of Queensland schools to facilitate air conditioner roll out.

People with disabilities, and living in specialist accommodation, often miss out on the benefits of energy efficiency. A 2019 pilot has sought to remedy this.

Big contractor quits the solar market, spelling big trouble for the big solar sector, even as rooftop continues its boom.

Bushfires, storms and floods regularly leave thousands of Australian homes and businesses without power. So how can we build a better, more resilient – and more climate friendly – system?

Sunwiz director Warwick Johnston on the past year and 2020 forecasts, and what we learned from the bushfires.

United Energy to trial use of batteries to manage peak demand and reduce load on constrained sub-stations in Melbourne suburbs.

Four years after the Pfitzner family installed Australia's first Tesla Powerwall battery, the family reveals they pay just 46 cents per day for power.

Our review of international research found energy-efficient homes typically fetch a higher price. But that’s not the case in most of Australia.

Solar monitoring company Solar Analytics has found that rooftop PV systems in Sydney and Canberra saw PV output plummet by 15 – 45% on heavy smoke haze days.