Northern Territory electricity and solar feed-in tariffs set for review, in bid to boost uptake of rooftop solar, battery storage, and other energy efficient technologies.
Farmers to tap solar and battery storage, in latest Victoria microgrid trial
Victoria microgrid project wins state funding to demonstrate the value of energy resilience and self-sufficiency for rural industries.
RayGen adds heat to PV Ultra product to join gas displacement market
RayGen adapts its concentrated solar PV technology to join the rush of solutions to displace gas in the industrial heating market.
Tamworth council weighs $1m solar rollout – with a message for Barnaby
Tamworth council set to save around $117,000 a year by installing solar on 12 council-owned facilities – but the return on investment wouldn’t be as great if the local federal member had his way.
Vicinity adds blockchain trial to $75 million solar and storage plans
The retail outlets of ASX listed Vicinity Centres could soon sell solar energy, too, after adding Power Ledger’s energy sharing technology to their massive solar and battery storage plans.
Solar hybrid irrigation pump cuts NSW cotton grower's fuel bill in half
A cotton farm in regional NSW has halved its annual diesel fuel consumption, with the installation of what’s being dubbed Australia’s largest solar hybrid irrigation pump.
Toyota backs renewables fund, to build "future electricity supplies"
Toyota becomes key investor in Mirai Renewable Energy Fund, to target new renewable energy development, including solar, wind, biomass and geothermal power plants.
How to avoid rooftop solar scammers – tips from Solar Victoria as rebate kicks in
The body set up to oversee Victoria government’s residential solar rebate warns consumers to be wary of “scammers and inaccurate marketing” by PV cowboys pushing dodgy products and trying to cash in on the scheme.
Is New Zealand about to get its first rooftop solar subsidy?
Greenpeace calls on New Zealand government to shift fossil fuel subsidies over to solar, to fund installation of rooftop PV and battery storage for 500,000 Kiwi homes.
Solar and flow battery to power Great Barrier Reef research station
University of Queensland-run research hub on Heron Island to be more than 80% solar powered, with addition of 500kW PV and 600kWh vanadium flow battery system.