Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Solar Insiders Podcast: How to get off gas and electrify

Peter Steele from Goodbye Gas on how his company is helping households to go all-electric. Plus: Mixed messages from the…

May 9, 2024

Solar Insiders Podcast: Australia loses it on solar

Australia falls out of global top 10 solar countries. Plus: GridBeyond's Michael Phelan on the rise of VPPs; and battery…

April 18, 2024

Solar Insiders Podcast: Can Australia make its own solar?

Arena boss Darren Miller on the Solar Sunshot, and why Australia needs a stake in the supply chain. Plus: Households…

April 4, 2024

Solar Insiders Podcast: Heat pump demand red hot, batteries just warming up

Solar Victoria CEO Stan Krpan talks rebate milestones, red hot heat pump demand and home battery uptake. Plus rooftop solar…

March 15, 2024

Solar Insiders Podcast: Solar tariffs slashed again

Nexa’s Stephanie Bashir on how to reshape grid around consumer energy as solar tariffs cut and PV sets new records.

February 29, 2024

Solar Insiders Podcast: Can panels, farmers and sheep get along?

As conservative media and politicians pit farmers against renewables, we talk to a sheep grazier who is building Tasmania's first…

December 21, 2023

Solar Insiders Podcast: SunDrive’s hot pursuit of Australian-made PV

Wyatt Roy on SunDrive's progress towards making cheaper, more sustainable solar – right here in Australia. Plus: Will 2023 be…

November 10, 2023

Australia’s first “solar garden” bears fruit for NSW community housing tenants

First "solar garden" in Lismore hailed as breakthrough for community solar projects in Australia and for those "locked out" of…

December 12, 2019

Grid reform “urgent” as rule-maker catches up with solar, batteries and EVs

AEMC unveils blueprint for "future energy grid" embracing rooftop solar, household batteries and electric vehicles, although its call for urgency…

September 26, 2019

Mackay council goes solar – and saves big – with city-wide rollout

Mackay Council awards tender to install solar PV on 21 local government facilities, saving nearly 10 times its outlay over…

May 16, 2018