A solar installer faces allegations of fraud and potential criminal sanctions, after allegedly providing false information about rooftop solar installations.
Charges laid by regulator over alleged falsified documents for solar installations
Great Solar Business Podcast: How to make a blokey industry more inclusive
A frank and practical conversation with Bobbi McKibbin from Australian Women in Solar Energy and Solar Integrity about creating more opportunities for women in the solar industry.
Microgrids could help communities weather the next disaster
The devastating floods have cut off power for tens of thousands of people across New South Wales and Queensland. But this doesn’t have to keep happening.
Trina Solar chooses Australia for launch of “double-glass” rooftop module
China solar giant Trina has tapped Australia as the first country for the global launch of its latest rooftop PV panel.
Solar installer “wiped out completely” in Lismore floods
Last week, our solar installer business was wiped out completely by the flooding in NSW, leaving everything in both the office and warehouse destroyed.
Solar, battery and hydrogen microgrid to power Daintree Rainforest
Plans to power Queensland’s World Heritage-listed Daintree region with a solar to hydrogen gas-based microgrid to go ahead, after federal government awards $18.75m contract.
Solar Insiders Podcast: New year solar gloom, and SMA’s big inverter plans
Nigel Morris has downgraded his rooftop solar forecasts for 2022, while SMA’s Boris Wolff shares his take on the Australian and global market, and the shift towards grid forming inverters.
Rooftop solar market bounces back, but are there clouds on the horizon?
After a slow January, rooftop solar installations rebounded in February. But will the growth continue?
Massive giga-scale battery to help power off-grid Red Sea island resort
Off-grid "regenerative tourism" resort the size of Belgium being developed on the Saudi coast will include a 340MW solar plant and a huge 1.2GWh battery energy storage system.
Rooftop solar systems and floods: How to stay safe and minimise risk
Catastrophic flooding in Queensland and NSW means it's time to talk about safety around rooftop solar systems – here's what you should and shouldn't do.
Victoria slashes rooftop solar feed-in tariff by another 22 per cent
Victoria’s energy regulator has made another cut to the state’s solar feed-in tariff, to come into effect in July.
Stand-alone solar and battery systems now seen as “new normal” in regions
SAPS that bypass the grid to supply mostly renewable energy to individuals or communities have been cleared for wide-spread installation.
Victoria boosts home battery rebate in drive for VPP participants
Victorian households applying for the state government's home battery rebate now have the option to get a bigger discount, in return for signing up to a virtual power plant.
Great Solar Business Podcast: Sunman’s pitch for glass free solar
Thomas Bell from Sunman Energy explains their glass free solar technology, and how and why it can grow the solar pie.
LG makes shock exit from solar panel manufacturing, as global headwinds claim another scalp
South Korea tech giant makes shock exit from solar panel manufacturing, citing impact of global market headwinds including rising cost of raw materials and price competition.
Q Cells launches “sleek” new home battery in Australia, links in with Victoria VPP
Hanwha Q Cells taps Australia for international debut of new home battery system, Q.Home Core, with first batch taking part in a virtual power plant pilot in Victoria.
