Australia falls out of global top 10 solar countries. Plus: GridBeyond’s Michael Phelan on the rise of VPPs; and battery rebates.
Solar Insiders Podcast: Australia loses it on solar
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 lead renewables charge, and the growth of solar balconies.
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 crackdowns and a battery business in trouble.
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.
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 large-scale solar project.
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 a record year of rooftop installs?
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 solar.
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 rankles with those that see the rule-maker as a stumbling block in the past.
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 20 years. But the bid price stuns rivals.
Despite boom, rooftop solar industry on tenterhooks over RET changes
Confusion over RET regulation changes has revealed large cracks in the faith of the renewable energy industry, which – still recovering from the Abbott years – is spooked by the National Energy Guarantee, and possible future policy changes, just as the market is hitting its stride.
