One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
The first stage of what stands to be the biggest solar and battery system on a shopping centre in Australia has been completed, and anointed by the federal energy minister.
CCA recommends an extension to the federal SRES in its climate progress report, and wants home batteries and EV chargers included. But the federal government is not sold.
Registrations open for Solar for Apartments Program, offering up to $100,000 in grant funds and access to zero-interest loans to install shared rooftop solar.
The German start-up with a mission to convert 500,000 buildings a year to climate-neutral power, heating and mobility, has marked its official launch in Australia.
Regulator flags plans to slash rooftop solar FiT by another 33% in 2024, as midday wholesale power prices continue to be pushed down by … rooftop solar.
“Any fire can be deadly.” Federal government joins urgent effort to recall thousands of potentially faulty home batteries at risk of overheating and catching fire.
Four hundred households across five First Nations communities will have rooftop solar installed, as part of a state and federal government funded push to clean energy.
Federal Labor has pitched in funding to a $35.2 million energy efficiency and electrification upgrade of more than 5,000 public houses in Canberra.
SunDrive Solar is one of a handful of companies trying to establish a solar supply chain in Australia. Wyatt Roy, SunDrive’s strategic advisor, says it’s a global race – but Australia has a decent head start.
The new efficiency high marks the first time a Chinese company has set a record for crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells since 2015.
