Households have invested more than $8 billion in rooftop solar in Australia, and are saving more than $1 billion a year off their electricity bills.
Investment offer for first solar farms to be co-owned by local government and the community - two 100kW projects in Lismore - to be launched next week.
World heritage listed Lord Howe Island has finally called for tenders for the installation of solar, wind and battery storage to reduce its reliance on expensive diesel generation by two thirds.
Its a minefield out there, so how does one compare solar companies and get a valid warranty?
Byron Bay becomes first community to conduct full audit on its emissions, and map out a plan to reduce them to zero -with the help of solar, biomass, energy efficiency and transport and land use initiatives.
Redflow strikes partnership with fellow Brisbane-based start-up Redback to provide hybrid inverter and battery management system to its soon to be released ZCell battery.
Here is a list of 22 things you can do to improve your home’s energy performance – some cheap, some free..
It takes a lot of energy to run all the LA lights. But could it all be green? LA City Council is considering a motion to direct the municipal utility to shift the city to 100 per cent renewable energy.
Australian research team hails a potential game changer for lithium-ion battery performance – and for electric vehicles.
Northern Territory $20m Home Improvement Scheme offers up to $2,000 rebate on home improvements including purchase of rooftop solar and battery storage.
IPART raises recommended ‘benchmark range’ for NSW solar feed-in tariffs to reflect rising wholesale electricity prices.
Redflow boss Simon Hackett urges states to provide incentive for solar households to trade in their premium feed in tariffs for battery storage.
In the US, communities and governments drive more sustainable, inclusive economies by leveraging local solar – most recently in the form of community-scale solar.
One of the great hopes of the second digital revolution is that "the internet of things" will help households save energy. But research from Australia and the UK is revealing ways the IOT might also increase energy demand.
When the opportunity presented to bid on a solar, wind and storage project on the island of Eluvaitivu, 4km offshore from the Northern Sri Lankan town of Kayts, Peter Bulanyi didn’t hesitate. Here's how the project – 46kW PV array, six 3.5kW wind turbines, and a 100kWh lithium-ion battery bank – unfolded.
The shift to solar and storage for two off-grid Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory not only cut energy costs by more than 50%, but strengthened cultural ties to country, and explored sustainable land use activities that bring jobs, training and an income – building a sustainable economy on homelands.