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A voluntary recall for a select number of LG Chem’s popular home battery the RESU10H has been extended to Australia, based on concerns around fire safety.

LG Chem North America issues voluntary recall for some of its RESU 10H home batteries, after a handful of reports of “thermal events” and damage to property.

Solar Victoria says new injection of state government funds to hugely popular Solar Homes scheme will help meet record new demand for residential solar and batteries.

Victorian government commits nearly $800m to incentivise smart appliances and heating systems and boost energy efficiency of homes, including social housing and rentals.

Plans to build 1.8MW community solar and battery farm in electorate of federal energy minister Angus Taylor raises more than half a million dollars from local investors.

Victoria’s La Trobe University sets off on latest leg of net-zero emissions journey, installing roughly 500kW of solar car park facilities at Bendigo campus.

Q Cells launches 350-360W Q.MAXX-G2 solar module “custom made for Australia’s harsh conditions,” with 15-year product warranty, and 25-year performance warranty.

AGL Energy video shows installation of 245kW solar car park at Pernod Ricard Barossa winery, to mark project's selection as a 2020 CEC Awards finalist.

Sydney based UPowr launches new all-online platform to improve the solar buying experience, with more information for customers and less sales tactics.

Tesla has reportedly raised the price of its Powerwall 2 home battery units by $US500, due to heavy demand through a scorching US summer. Will Australia be next?

East Gippsland primary school destroyed in summer bushfires to be first recipient of a newly launched recovery initiative centred around renewable energy and led by REC Solar.

Australian Competition Tribunal rejects rule changes aimed at restricting access to buy-now-pay-later rooftop solar finance, arguing they would do more harm than good to consumers.

Hobsons Bay Council prepares to install nearly 4MW solar across more than 40 buildings, paving way for first local government VPP in metropolitan Melbourne.

Thirty regional W.A. schools will have their electricity costs slashed by 27% through a $5 million state government initiative launched at Port Hedland Primary.

Australian homes and businesses installed another 251MW of rooftop solar in August, even as installs in Victoria fell by nearly one-quarter.

One of Australia's largest behind-the-meter solar installations nears completion at Melbourne Airport, which is set to cut costs and carbon emissions.