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Led by strong numbers in New South Wales, Australia’s rooftop solar market dusts itself off to record its first month-on-month increase since June.

A donated Tesla solar roof is powering a heritage merry-go-round in Buffalo, New York, not far from where the company makes its integrated PV tiles.

Victoria says national report understates the health, climate and energy benefits of moving to 7-star building standards – and says it will go it alone.

Victorian households can now join Australia's largest virtual power plant, as Tesla extends time-of-use, Powerwall 2 battery-based retail electricity offering to that state.

Treasury Wine Estates signs up to RE100 with pledge to source 100% of its electricity from renewables by 2024.

Hydrogen is a promising solution to clean up the most challenging sectors of the economy. Outside of that, however, it is woefully inefficient and risky.

Asahi Beverages-owned CUB brewery on Gold Coast now hosts massive rooftop solar system, which will produce 150 million solar beers a year.

While debate rages over how to solve the problem of rooftop solar congested grids, Powercor has completed a major works program that has delivered impressive results.

“The market is showing signs of a contraction," says SunWiz, whose latest data shows that Coronavirus restrictions are starting to take a toll on rooftop solar growth.

A time-of-use renewable energy retail offer has signed up hundreds of customers since its launch in South Australia, including homes with battery storage only.

A ban on door-to-door sales across all Solar Victoria rebate programs has come into force, to protect consumers from "dodgy" companies and marketing tactics.

Sydney-based study finds that solar panels installed on a planted “green roof” get a significant boost to their generation output, compared to a conventional rooftop.

Some mainstream media hot takes on the ESB's long-awaited market redesign paint solar households as big winners. But is that accurate?

A significant speed hump to home battery uptake in New South Wales looks set to be removed, with proposed changes to state planning rules.

One of the sector’s oldest and most successful companies has been pulled out of administration and given a new start under management ownership.

Here are 6 key takeaways from the AEMC’s decision on the proposed solar tax. Number 1. It’s complicated!