McDonald’s UK opens new restaurant powered by on-site wind turbines and solar panels – a blueprint for all of its new-build restaurants to be net zero carbon by 2030.
Net-zero carbon Maccas powered by on-site solar – and wind
Community batteries pave way for hundreds more rooftop solar systems in Broome
Horizon Power says two community-scale batteries installed at coastal resort town of Broome will free up more than 1,400kW of new rooftop PV hosting capacity to residents and businesses.
Crisis averted? Hints of a resolution to “disastrous” rooftop solar rule change
Hints emerge of a “pragmatic solution” to the rushed introduction of controversial new safety and certification requirements for DC isolator-integrated solar inverters.
Irrigator taps ground-breaking battery solution to take some power back
First-of-its kind project will use industrial-scale batteries and smart controls to help make a major energy user a player in the South Australian electricity market.
Fimer issues “call to action” as DC isolator rule threatens solar inverter chaos
Global solar inverter maker says changes to Australian standards around DC isolators, to be adopted in Queensland, will “cost jobs and money for no tangible benefit to anyone.”
Tindo Solar signs up to panel recycling deal with Reclaim PV
Two South Australian trail blazers – one in Australian solar panel manufacturing and one in panel recycling – join forces to address the national PV waste problem.
Victoria regulator flags another big cut to solar tariffs, sees no real value in exports
Victoria regulator says state’s minimum solar feed-in tariff will next July will fall to nearly half the minimum rate of last year.
Dairies powered by the sun and batteries: Trans-Tasman agrisolar start up gathers pace
NZ-based start up offering dairy farmers cheap and reliable solar and battery-backed power purchase deals has raised $4m from an Australian-led investment round.
Households could save billions with smarter, more flexible electricity pricing
Major new report says Australian households could slash their bills by up to $3.2 billion by 2035 with the accelerated uptake of cost-reflective tariffs and incentives.
Solarcoaster continues as rooftop market rebounds, gets new record in sights
Australian rooftop solar industry delivers the year’s second-highest monthly peak in installations, just a month after a big slump.
