Solar buy-back scheme from Smart Commercial Solar and Clear Sky Solar Investments offers an economic leg-up to companies struggling through the Covid-19 crisis.
Australia’s great solar buy-back: Business offered 6-month break from power bills
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AEMO wants better inverters, and ability to shut down rooftop solar, as penetration grows to 50%
AEMO wants new inverters to enable rooftop solar to be visible, and switched off if necessary, as PV penetration heads to 50% of grid demand.
Tesla installs 100,000th Powerwall home battery, sees “inflection” in storage market
Tesla has quietly announced a milestone on the home battery storage front, with the installation of its 100,000th Powerwall notched up in Q1 of 2020.
Longi launches 370W solar module, with eye to commercial market
Chinese PV giant launches HiMo 4 series of solar modules in Australia, promising more power, higher energy conversion efficiency, and lower installation costs.
Victorian school installs 600kW solar system, goes 130% renewable
Gippsland Solar completes 600kW "monumental challenge" at Victorian private school PLC. Combined with a PPA, the school now gets 130% of its power from renewables.
Trina solar Vertex module tops 515W output in independent testing
China PV manufacturer claims new industry benchmark with recently launched Vertex series of panels notching up peak power output of 515.8Wp during independent testing.
Tesla Powerwall install kicks off NSW home battery scheme
13.5kWh Tesla Powerwall installed alongside solar at NSW Hunter-region home marks first of up to 300,000 battery systems to be delivered via state’s interest-free loan scheme.
Australia’s biggest “solar garden” seeks to power 300 homes in NSW Riverina region
1MW “solar garden” designed to deliver renewable power to people without a rooftop of their own seeks expressions of interest from the local Riverina community.
Power play: How fossil free homes are Australia’s answer to economic recovery
Housing is Australia’s greatest resource to tackle climate change and pave the way to economic recovery. Three families show how 100% renewable electricity can be achieved.
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.
South Australia, Sonnen offer free home batteries for bushfire victims
South Australians forced to rebuild after their homes were destroyed in bushfires offered free battery storage through program backed by state Liberal government and battery manufacturer sonnen.
Queensland business caught out “misclassifying” imported solar mounting kits
Queensland wholesale solar business ordered to pay $1.3 million after being caught out “falsely declaring” low-cost Chinese PV mounting kits imported into Australia.
RACV to go 100% renewable with PPA and rooftop solar
RACV announces 5-year offtake deal with Snowy Hydro retail arm Red Energy, to help it reach 100% renewables across all its operations, starting next year.
Battery storage can get where it’s going with incentives and VPPs
It's not subsidies or rebates, but tangible benefits like virtual power plant participation revenue and energy self-reliance that will make household batteries a no-brainer.
Adelaide leads again, with rebates for shared solar, V2G, demand response
Adelaide City – first out of the blocks to incentivise the uptake of home battery storage – is set to lead again, with a range of new rebates targeting shared solar, electric vehicle-to-grid technologies, and residential and commercial demand response.
Victorian college signs wind and solar PPA, in bid to go 100% renewable
Presbyterian Ladies’ College signs wind and solar off-take deal with Flow Power, as part of commitment to source 100% renewable electricity by 2020.
