The Orange Community Renewable Energy Park has opened the door to investors from all around Australia, as construction gets underway.
Community solar and battery project opens to investors “across Australia,” lowers cost barrier
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Rooftop solar industry “desperate for panels,” as supplies dry up
Australian solar manufacturer Tindo says shortage of panels and materials is leading to major solar supply crunch.
Inverter makers put in “impossible” position over integrated DC isolator rule change
Solar industry calls for clarity as inverters with integrated DC isolators face becoming non-compliant "overnight" due to changes to Australian certification requirements.
“Huge win” for solar, with rooftop DC isolators no longer mandatory
Rooftop DC isolators are no longer mandatory for residential systems, paving the way for less complex – and potentially safer – installations.
The top 10 solar postcodes driving Victoria’s 1GW rooftop rebate milestone
More than 1 gigawatt of new residential solar capacity has been installed via the Victorian Labor government's Solar Homes Program – but where are all the panels going?
Panasonic unveils new home battery in two sizes: big and bigger
New home battery storage offering from Panasonic suggests it expects US households to install bigger and bigger solar systems and aim for more and more independence from the grid.
Gas is neither natural nor cheap, but the industry spin is working on households
New research warns gas brand is “strong and stubborn”, and that asking people to give it up – either for economic or environmental reasons – is the wrong way to push for electrification.
New solar carport solution can scale up to shade hundreds of cars
Japan-based Sinanen unveils scalable solar carport solution which ranges from being able to shade hundreds of cars, down to a minimum of four.
Australian solar ceiling smasher joins green building “fight” in US
Melbourne-based Allume Energy announced as one of nine start-ups to join The Clean Fight New York – a climate-tech accelerator program to decarbonise and electrify the state's buildings.
US solar giant flexes battery muscles with first virtual power plant
SunPower invites its SunVault energy storage customers in a number of states in the US to sign up to its first virtual power plant offering, ConnectedSolutions.
WA nickel mine taps vanadium flow battery to go 100 per cent renewable
A nickel, copper and cobalt mine in southern WA is looking to shift to 100% renewables with a hybrid stand alone power system backed by a 300kWh vanadium redox flow battery.
Battery added to support more solar in Australia’s hottest town
Marble Bar in WA's Eastern Pilbara region will soon have the capacity to host another 100kW of rooftop solar after a battery was installed at the town famous for its record-breaking heatwaves.
Melbourne office tower given a “solar skin” in post-Covid redesign
A post-pandemic reboot of plans to build a 48-level office tower in Melbourne’s CBD will feature a “solar skin” made up of vertical glass PV panels, that will generate 20% of the building’s power.
Massive lithium mine looks to solar, battery storage, to slash diesel costs
Pilbara Minerals inks deal to add 6MW solar farm to power mix at its Pilgangoora lithium project, with plans to add more PV and possibly battery storage.
Tesla rethinks design of solar roof tile, and gives it a power boost
Tesla has launched a higher powered version of its solar roof tile, with a significant boost in capacity and a brand new option to overlay the integrated PV glass tiles onto some existing roofs.
Regulator promises solar crackdown, but retailers worried about payback estimates
Rooftop solar retailers to provide written estimates of expected savings of each new PV system they sell, as part of suite of changes for rebate scheme.
