Covid-19 finally having some impact on Australian rooftop solar market, but May installations were still the third highest month on record.
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A community solar energy cooperative based out of South Australia’s Barossa Valley region has put out the call for members, as it works to bed down its first host project.
ACT government fast-tracks solar and battery installation at two public schools, to reduce grid demand and school energy costs and provide economic stimulus.
Western Power installs first of 10 grid-connected PowerBank "community batteries" in Kalgoorlie-Bolder to support uptake of more solar and help smooth the grid.
Queensland government plan to install “virtual solar farm" across 800-plus state schools has been fast-tracked, in an effort to support industry through Covid-19 downturn.
Epho Commercial Solar's 1.7MW “urban solar plant” built to demonstrate the “tens of gigawatts” of potential for solar power generation on Australia’s industrial rooftops, has been completed and commissioned in Sydney’s west.
Risen Energy joins 5B, Tesla, Enphase, and software billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes in bid to power bushfire-affected communities with stand-alone solar and storage.
JinkoSolar ups the ante in the race past 500W with the launch of an industry-leading 580W PV module.
UK researchers are working on a new type of smart solar cell that can adapt to the amount of available light, meaning it can work indoors.
By creating a labyrinth of legal frameworks, regulators have made it all too hard for developers and builders to think beyond installing the simplest possible hot water solutions.
Covid-19 slow-down in Australia’s uptake of solar, batteries and EVs could cancel out billions of dollars of consumer benefits promised by the transition to a two-way distributed energy market.
San Francisco-developed "smart circuit panel" technology creates a single point of control for generation, energy storage and devices in the home.
JA Solar says its 500W PV module due for release in H2 2020 has set a new industry record for power output, surpassing 525W under standard testing conditions.
As Covid-19 restrictions begin to be eased around Australia, SunWiz takes an in-depth look at the data to reveal what’s happening in the market.
DNV GL, CSIRO, Deakin University, and the Smart Energy Council are developing a draft Australian Battery Performance Standard to demystify the market for consumers.
Northern Minerals has signed a PPA with Soluna Australia for 100kW solar, 200kWh battery system to help power its Brown's Range rare earths mine in W.A.'s east Kimberley region.