Solar Victoria has expelled an unnamed retailer from its Solar Homes program over invoicing irregularities from sales of heat pump hot water systems.
Retailer cops ban over “irregularities” in heat pump hot water sales
Knowledge is power in shift to renewables, but consumers feeling short on both
Australians broadly support the shift to renewable energy but they don't know where to start when it comes to updating their homes or buying new appliances.
SwitchedOn Podcast: Health workers call for electrification of all public hospitals
Health care workers and medical groups are calling on the federal government to kick start what will be a marathon campaign to electrify Australia’s 700 odd public hospitals.
Sungrow installs battery at Australia’s biggest off-grid hybrid renewables system
Sungrow says it has supplied the 17MW/19MWh battery energy storage system for Australia’s largest off-grid renewable power system at a lithium mine in remote WA.
Canola oil producer switches on 2.8 MW solar farm to power its crushing plant entirely with PV
Flow Power says it has switched on its largest behind-the-meter project, a 2.8MW solar farm which is now providing power to a major canola oil producer in Victoria.
Sungrow signs 1.7 GWh battery supply deal to target Australian business customers
Two major Australian distribution agreements aim to supply 1.7GWh of energy storage systems to Australian businesses over the next three years.
Household battery bonus more than doubled to $12,000, peak feed-in tariff boosted to soak up rooftop PV
One Australian region has delivered on a promise to double the home battery bonus, and to offer a significant lift in feed in tariffs during demand peaks.
Postcodes with higher unemployment have higher rates of rooftop solar
Surprising new research shows rooftop solar might be providing energy certainty for those with job uncertainty.
Solar Insiders Podcast: Four million and counting – the race to make the PV puzzle pieces fit
UNSW's Baran Yildiz on how Australia's millions of rooftop solar systems and other consumer energy assets are being integrated into the grid. Plus, a Tesla Powerwall to go with your Bunnings sausage? And other news of the week.
Flow Power enters home retail market offering big benefits from small behavioural changes
Flow Power is branching into the residential market with a "technology integrated" electricity plan – and a mission to "massively step up" how consumers engage with energy.
SwitchedOn Podcast: Why the jobless are also turning to solar PV
New data shows unemployed people are also turning to rooftop solar to have certainty about electricity bills. PV is not just for rich people, says Kaveh Khalilpou from UTS.
Solar battery surge expected for plugged-in households seeking to cut costs
More households expected to investigate solar batteries as a way to save on the cost of power rather than the cost to the environment, major bank says.
If hot water ran off daytime solar, we could slash emissions and tame the solar duck
Switching water heaters to charge during the day can soak up solar and make sure electricity supply and demand match. A new, real-world trial has put this technique to the test.
Rooftop solar: Australia celebrates “momentous” milestone as 4 million households tap cheapest power
Australia has notched up a new renewable energy milestone, with the number of households around the country to have installed rooftop solar passing the four million mark.
Rooftop solar almost always pays off – but what happens when you add batteries?
A client recently presented us with a challenge: More than 2,000 properties that could have solar and batteries installed, but a limited budget. Here's what we found.
Solar and battery microgrids slash diesel and dollars in six remote towns
A $15m large-scale solar and battery storage rollout across six regional Western Australia towns has been completed, with a final system installed at Norseman.
