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RACV Solar makes another acquisition in booming Victoria rooftop market

July 23, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

RACV Torquay Resort

RACV Solar follows up 2019 purchase of Gippsland Solar with another purchase of a solar and battery business in the booming Victoria market.

Filed Under: Solar, Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, News

Second-hand panels: Australia’s massive wasted solar opportunity

July 22, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Image: Dr Nick Engerer

Why are so many Australians sending perfectly good solar panels to the tip? Dr Nick Engerer asked the question on LinkedIn recently and the response was swift and resounding.

Filed Under: Solar, Featured, News, Off-Grid

Survey suggests doubling of home battery uptake in Queensland

July 20, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Queensland energy minister says new statewide household energy survey has shown a doubling of participants claiming to have installed home battery storage.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, News, Policy, Solar

REC Group launches new rooftop solar modules to pack more power into less space

July 20, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

REC Group launches second generation of its n-type mono solar panels, REC N-Peak 2 Series, with production set to begin in August, shipping in October.

Filed Under: Solar, News

“Businesses will be going to the line:” Covid puts rooftop solar on hold in two states

July 19, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Australia’s rooftop solar industry is facing its latest major Covid 19 challenge, with tightening lockdown restrictions in NSW and a fifth state-wide lockdown in Victoria.

Australia’s rooftop solar industry is facing its latest major Covid 19 challenge, with tightening lockdown restrictions in NSW and a fifth state-wide lockdown in Victoria.

Filed Under: Solar, News

“Brutal” blow for Australian solar and storage pioneer caught up in Bill Papas fraud claims

July 16, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Image: Mark Gadd LinkedIn

UPDATED: Autonomous Energy has been placed into administration as part of the unfolding legal and financial drama centred around Sydney businessman Bill Papas.

Filed Under: Solar, Battery/Storage, News

Musk says cell shortage means Tesla can’t meet Powerwall home battery demand

July 15, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Elon Musk has laid bare the extent of Tesla’s Powerwall 2 backlog, telling a Delaware court that demand is outpacing supply by almost a factor of three.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, News

Broome households snap up 900kW of new rooftop solar capacity released by WA grid

July 15, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Image: Horizon Power

Households in Broome snap up nearly 1MW of rooftop solar hosting capacity within hours of it being released by the state’s regional network operator.

Filed Under: Solar, News, Policy

Buy now pay later solar pioneer tapped to deliver ACT sustainable home loan scheme

July 15, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Pioneer of Australia’s “buy now pay later” rooftop solar market, Brighte, to administer first phase of ACT Sustainable Household Scheme – and move into electric vehicle financing.

Filed Under: Energy Efficiency, Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Software/Gadgets, Solar

Tesla launches 420W rooftop solar panel in the US

July 14, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Tesla Energy in the US has reportedly launched a new, more powerful residential solar module at 420W.

Filed Under: Solar, News

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