CEC and others push for Australia’s rooftop solar industry to continue operating during Covid-19 lock-down, but looking increasingly unlikely.
Recycling giant awarded generation licence for SA solar and battery plant
Visy Board cleared to send power to the grid from a nearly 2MW rooftop solar and Tesla Powerpack system the company installed on a facility in Gepps Cross, South Australia.
Redflow supplies battery “backbone” for Swansea University solar minigrid
An award-winning UK solar research project at Swansea University has tapped the zinc-bromine flow battery technology of Australian energy storage company Redflow.
Redflow zinc bromine batteries help take W.A. farm off-grid
Western Australia farm takes its 26-year old business off-grid with solar PV and 40kWh of zinc bromine flow batteries from Australian energy storage company Redflow.
How to flatten the curve on energy costs during the Covid-19 lockdown
As Australian states hurtle towards stage 3 lockdowns in response to Covid-19, we ask the experts to list the top energy efficiency measures households can take to stop their bills going through the roof.
Rooftop solar rebates slow to a trickle in Victoria as Covid-19 starts to bite
After flying off the shelf in 2019, the March allocation of the Victorian government’s home solar rebates has barely shifted. Is this a sign of Covid-19 hitting demand?
Solar farm and battery project delay reveals knock-on impact of Coronavirus
Approval of 200MW solar farm and battery storage project proposed for north-western Victoria delayed after council meeting postponed in response to Covid-19.
Victorian rooftop solar company charged over 2018 fatal fall
Victorian company Solar 2.0 faces court in Bendigo after being charged by WorkSafe Victoria with failing to maintain a safe working environment without risks to health.
Solar and batteries in demand as Coronavirus encourages shift to “self-reliance”
COVID-19 impact on Australia’s solar and storage sector may not be all bad, particularly as homes and businesses look for ways to cut energy costs and increase self-reliance.
Tesla claims NY gigafactory turning out 1000 solar roofs a week
Tesla claims NY gigafactory produced 4MW of the company’s solar glass tiles last week, cracking Elon Musk’s slightly delayed milestone of 1000 solar roofs a week.