Author: Sophie Vorrath

Darebin Council chooses natural gas cogen – instead of solar – as part of major energy retrofit at its two community pools that will save it $100k a year....

New data from a major Australian smart-grid study has revealed an energy divide between households with power-guzzling air-con and pools, and those without....

A raspberry farm in Tasmania's Derwent Valley has installed a 50kW solar system in a paddock to help bring down growing energy costs....

ACT government to install 500kW solar system at Canberra Hospital as part of a $3.3m energy upgrade that will save it $490k a year on energy bills....

Alice Springs Airport will soon have one of the largest airport solar systems in Australia, with plans to install more than 1000 PV panels on the roof of a shaded long-term parking bay....

New surveys reveal rapidly growing interest in residential energy storage among Australian solar consumers, as people look to get the most out of their rooftop solar systems....

Canberra's Amaroo School will soon host the ACT's largest rooftop solar array, a 600kW installation that will help power the 1,750-student facility....

Australia's solar households will lead the battery storage boom in Australia, causing a 'megashift' in the local energy market, now and for the forseeable future....

NZ network operator launches campaign to give away free 3kW solar systems with Tesla Powerwall batteries to 130 households, community groups and schools....

Rooftop solar has been a difficult proposition for people in high density living. But a Perth-based developer believes it has found a way around it, providing apartment dwellers with their own solar PV array....