Darebin Council chooses natural gas cogen – instead of solar – as part of major energy retrofit at its two community pools that will save it $100k a year.

$US100/kWh: It's the magical number that has been painted as something of a Holy Grail for the battery storage industry, but can it be done?

New data from a major Australian smart-grid study has revealed an energy divide between households with power-guzzling air-con and pools, and those without.

Alternative off grid energy systems work, are empowering, challenging and highly enjoyable, and the freedom and independence from erratic government policy interference and corporate dominance cannot be overstated.

Only one big corporate in Australia has vowed to go 100 per cent renewable energy. And IKEA, which appears to be more than half way there, says it is saving money doing so.

While most people dream of building a carbon neutral home from scratch, the Severin family were lucky enough to walk straight into an established family pad near Horsham in western Victoria. All they needed was more solar.

A raspberry farm in Tasmania's Derwent Valley has installed a 50kW solar system in a paddock to help bring down growing energy costs.

ACT government to install 500kW solar system at Canberra Hospital as part of a $3.3m energy upgrade that will save it $490k a year on energy bills.

Alice Springs Airport will soon have one of the largest airport solar systems in Australia, with plans to install more than 1000 PV panels on the roof of a shaded long-term parking bay.

New surveys reveal rapidly growing interest in residential energy storage among Australian solar consumers, as people look to get the most out of their rooftop solar systems.

Canberra's Amaroo School will soon host the ACT's largest rooftop solar array, a 600kW installation that will help power the 1,750-student facility.

Hybrid systems are the best of both worlds: You get the guaranteed electricity supply of the grid, with the ability to store your excess solar energy for use when the sun isn't shining.

If you are an Australian householder and you haven’t already got your order in for a Tesla PowerWall battery storage system, you may have to wait a while.

Households can take powerful and decisive action on emissions that will also save them money - install rooftop solar, and may be even battery storage. The power is shifting, quite literally, to the people.

For those not so technically minded, this is a guide to solar plus storage. The output of a solar PV systems (solar panels plus inverter) produce power proportional to the solar energy coming from the sun. This energy is instantly converted into electricity that can be used in the home or business.   As appliances […]

Going off grid doesn’t necessarily mean a large solar system powering your entire home.