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How Australia got to 30GW of solar: Households led the way
Sophie Vorrath19 Jul 20230 comments

Australia now has more than 30GW of solar energy generating capacity installed on its grid, a new report has confirmed – so where is it all installed?

Solar, Software/Gadgets
Shared solar dream-team hopes to make PV for social housing a “no-brainer”
Sophie Vorrath14 Jul 20230 comments

Four companies join forces to make solar for multi-tenant social housing more affordable – and more accessible – through a discounted package of equipment and technologies.

Solar, News
Solar carparks offer renewable solution for supermarkets, and cheap EV charging
Jacinta Bowler13 Jul 20230 comments

Solar car parks are helping supermarkets offset huge electricity costs, and providing a source of cheap power for EV charging customers.

Electrification, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Featured
Electric homes: Tips to navigate gas-free living (without reverting to horse and cart)
Sophie Vorrath13 Jul 20230 comments

Ty Christopher has been living in his all electric home for 25 years. "My kids don't think their life has been Amish or any different ... It's been zero change to lifestyle."

Solar
Trina solar panels cleared for use in offshore installs, marine settings
Joshua S Hill13 Jul 20230 comments

Chinese solar PV manufacturer secures third-party certification for the use of its Vertex solar modules in marine and offshore settings.

Solar, Podcasts
Solar Insiders Podcast: Demystifying home electrification
Giles Parkinson and Sophie Vorrath13 Jul 20230 comments

Going all-electric is not easy – or is it? University of Wollongong’s Ty Christopher shares his lived and worked experience of home electrification and busts some myths.

Allume Energy SolShare
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Australian tech brings shared solar and halved energy bills to public housing
Sophie Vorrath12 Jul 20230 comments

"This is world-first technology ... being used in New Zealand for the first time." Allume's SolShare cracks a new market to get solar where it's most needed.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Local network battery meets booming rooftop solar demand in regional coal town
Sophie Vorrath12 Jul 20230 comments

A local network battery gets to work in a town that hosts the state's biggest coal plant, but also – in the spirit of the energy transition – ranks as top solar postcode.

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Solar
Rooftop solar installations dip in June, but system sizes are getting bigger
Joshua S Hill4 Jul 20230 comments

Rooftop solar installations dip slightly in June, but still on track for 3GW in 2023. Average system size continues to grow.

Solar, Software/Gadgets
Noosa body corporate installs rooftop “mini solar farm” to pay for strata costs
Jacinta Bowler30 Jun 20230 comments

A body corporate team has won a national gong for a plan to pay for strata costs by installing a 550kW solar farm across the rooftops of one of its properties.

Battery/Storage, Featured, Policy, Solar
Australia’s first “notable” town is now at the bleeding edge of the solar and storage revolution
Sophie Vorrath29 Jun 20230 comments

Maldon is famous for being largely unchanged since the 1850s. But on energy, the small goldrush-era town is hurtling into the future.

Energy Efficiency, Battery/Storage, Electrification, Off-Grid, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Microgrid “living laboratory” to demonstrate resilient, renewable power systems of the future
Sophie Vorrath29 Jun 20230 comments

A flagship mixed-use, precinct-based solar and battery power system will highlight the benefits and challenges of deploying microgrids on the electricity network.

Solar, Podcasts
Solar Insiders Podcast: Small town, medium battery – big solar win
Giles Parkinson and Sophie Vorrath29 Jun 20230 comments

We head to the Victorian goldfields town of Maldon to hear why it’s the perfect place for a community battery – and how grid-side energy storage is becoming a key network tool.

Solar, Battery/Storage, News
QCells puts winter freeze on power prices for solar and battery retail customers
Sophie Vorrath & Joshua S. Hill28 Jun 20230 comments

South Korean solar giant will freeze prices of energy plans offered through its retail entity, Arcstream, to shield customers from expected winter price hike.

Solar, Electrification, Featured, Policy
Solar apartments: New government funding seeks to crack the rooftop PV ceiling
Sophie Vorrath26 Jun 20230 comments

A joint funding initiative from the federal and ACT governments will address one of the final frontiers of universal rooftop solar uptake – apartment buildings.

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Battery/Storage, News, Solar
Batteries included: Officeworks adds storage to solar at stores to reach 100 pct renewables
Sophie Vorrath21 Jun 20230 comments

Office supplies giant switches on its first behind-the-meter battery at a retail outlet in Queensland – a final step in plan to source 100% renewables by 2025.

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