Wastewater treatment plant in north-eastern Victoria to be powered by 3MW ground-mounted solar system after Photon Energy awarded the $A7.2m contract for the project.

Newcastle-based SwitchDin secures $5m from global PV giant Q-Cells, which will use the Australian technology to offer vertically integrated distributed renewable solutions.

Covid-19 finally having some impact on Australian rooftop solar market, but May installations were still the third highest month on record.

To date, there hasn’t been a framework in place to take advantage of solar and/or storage that is ready to play a more sophisticated part in the grid’s operation.

Australians have led the world in solar installations on their rooftops, but lag way behind in terms of what they do under the roof. And it's costing them dearly.

The completion of Robinvale solar farm marks the launch of WePower's blockchain-based energy tokenisation platform that promises to open up energy procurement to small businesses.

Juwi Renewables signed up to build solar, wind, and battery hybrid energy “hub” to meet up to half of annual electricity demand of W.A. coastal town of Esperance.

Bid to extend solar to Australia’s millions of apartment dwellers gains new ground in partnership between electricity retailer LPE and solar sharing pioneer Allume Energy.

After a successful phase one, Ausgrid launches second phase of household battery-based virtual power plant, with two new "aggregator" partners – ShineHub and Evergen.

To speed the transition to zero carbon emissions, the world must think bigger and focus on designing or redeveloping entire communities that are zero energy.

A community solar energy cooperative based out of South Australia’s Barossa Valley region has put out the call for members, as it works to bed down its first host project.

ACT government fast-tracks solar and battery installation at two public schools, to reduce grid demand and school energy costs and provide economic stimulus.

Western Power installs first of 10 grid-connected PowerBank "community batteries" in Kalgoorlie-Bolder to support uptake of more solar and help smooth the grid.

Victorian community energy projects set to receive boost with Victorian government opening up $1 million in funding under the New Energy Jobs Fund.

Queensland government plan to install “virtual solar farm" across 800-plus state schools has been fast-tracked, in an effort to support industry through Covid-19 downturn.

Sean Guzzi from Clenergy joins Solar Insiders to discuss how the industry his coping with the changes imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, while the regulator cracks down on poor behaviour.