Australia’s rooftop solar market suffers big slump in the first month of 2022.
Rooftop solar installs plunge in January, as 2022 gets off to a slow start
Why Australia may be headed for its first rooftop solar contraction in years
Shifting local trends and global industry headwinds could deliver the first contraction in the Australian rooftop solar market since 2015.
Microgrid milestone as Ikea Adelaide rooftop solar plant is energised
Ground-breaking solar and battery microgrid project at Ikea’s Adelaide store reaches major milestone, after the rooftop PV component is energised. Battery and controls to come in April.
Melbourne shopping centre lays claim to world’s biggest array of sonnen batteries
A solar powered shopping centre in Melbourne’s inner east is laying claim to the world’s largest array of sonnen batteries.
New milestone, as Australia tops 3GW of new rooftop solar in 2021
Australian homes and businesses installed a record amount of rooftop solar in 2021, just edging past 3GW of new capacity added, despite another round of Covid chaos.
Rooftop solar crackdown for Christmas as new rules are written into law
Solar retailers and installers will have to comply with new rules around the sale and installation of rooftop panels as early as April, after “integrity review” reforms were written into law.
Solar sewage treatment: Melbourne Water installs massive PV array
Melbourne Water is nearing the completion of a nearly 20MW solar plant, one of the biggest single commercial PV arrays to be installed in Australia, to date.
NSW expands free rooftop solar offer to low income households in Greater Sydney
New South Wales government extends offer of free rooftop solar to low income households in parts of greater Sydney, boosting the successful $50 million program beyond the state’s regions.
Cannon-Brookes backed SunDrive produces first panel with record-busting solar cell
The Australian start up that in September achieved a new benchmark for solar cell efficiency has this week notched up another major new milestone, with the production of its first ever full-size solar panel.
Reprieve for rooftop solar industry as new inverter standard delayed six months
Australia’s rooftop solar industry avoids potential “disaster” with a six-month delay to complex new rules around PV inverters with integrated DC isolators.
