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SwitchedOn podcast: How renewables can reshape the future of farming
Anne Delaney16 Jul 20250 comments

Natalie Collard, the CEO of Farmers for Climate Action, discusses how renewables can boost farm incomes, strengthen local economies, and creating a more equitable energy future. Natalie Collard is the CEO of Farmers for Climate Action.

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Software/Gadgets, Solar
Back-up and VPP ready: New hybrid solar inverter cleared for local installation
Joshua S Hill9 Jul 20250 comments

Clean Energy Council approves new single-phase hybrid inverter for installation that offers backup power, high-capacity PV input, and virtual power plant integration.

Featured, News, Solar
Network company that first called for “sun tax” introduces household solar export tariffs
Sophie Vorrath8 Jul 20250 comments

The network company that first called for the introduction of rooftop solar export tariffs has this month started charging the so-called "sun tax" to retailers on its grid.

Battery/Storage, Electrification, Software/Gadgets, Solar
SwitchedOn podcast: Trading solar with neighbours and friends
Anne Delaney3 Jul 20250 comments

A new study will see how households and businesses without solar can buy it from households that produce excess.

Solar
“Interest has been record-breaking:” Ikea launches its own balcony solar kit
Joshua S Hill1 Jul 20250 comments

Iconic Swedish furniture retailer jumps aboard the balcony solar craze, launching its own range of "balkonkraftwerk" panel and battery kits in a booming European market.

Policy, Solar
Unaccredited solar installer convicted of 11 separate offences
Joshua S Hill19 Jun 20250 comments

Clean Energy Regulator convicts New South Wales man of multiple offences relating to fraudulent claims under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme. 

Solar
China solar giant unveils “most efficient industrial photovoltaic product in the world”
Joshua S Hill17 Jun 20250 comments

Chinese solar manufacturing giant unveils new hybrid interdigitated back-contact (HIBC) solar module topping 700W and with world-leading efficiency. 

Battery/Storage, Electrification, Solar
Energy retailer offers cash-back deal to customers who add solar, batteries
Joshua S Hill13 Jun 20250 comments

Australian electricity and gas retailer offers customers cash-back reward for investing in solar and/or battery solutions, through a new partnership.

Solar
Rooftop solar slump continues as consumers hold out for cheaper batteries
Joshua S Hill10 Jun 20250 comments

Rooftop solar slump continues into fifth month, as the calm before the home battery rebate storm keeps a dampener on new PV installations.

Policy, Solar
Solar installer slapped with permanent ban following criminal conviction
Matthew Biss6 Jun 20250 comments

Clean Energy Regulator has permanently suspended the operations of a solar installation company over electrical licence misuse.

Featured, Policy, Solar, Tariffs
“Sun tax” state bucks trend and raises solar feed-in tariff, Victoria sets floor at zero
Sophie Vorrath3 Jun 20250 comments

State pricing regulator achieves rare feat of setting benchmark solar feed-in tariff higher, and not lower, than the year before. Down south, it's a zero sum game.

solar school
Battery/Storage, Solar
How solar schools are powering up with battery storage
Marie Lakey & Tim Shue3 Jun 20250 comments

Batteries are becoming the new norm in Australian solar schools, with more than 130 facilities adopting storage solutions. Here's what's driving the trend.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Solar, storage and EV charging in one: Australian battery maker announces “microgrid in a box”
Sophie Vorrath2 Jun 20250 comments

Australian battery maker forms "technical alliance" to deliver an all-in-one solution to streamline residential energy management with electric mobility.

Solar
Factcheck: Experts say National Party MP’s solar panel recycling claims are wrong
Matthew Elmas27 May 20250 comments

Nationals MP and former deputy prime minister Michael McCormack says solar panels can't be recycled in Australia but experts have thrown shade on that claim.

Tesla powerwall home battery cali VPP july 22
Battery/Storage, Featured, Solar
Can cheaper home batteries crack the VPP nut? Data shows consumers still “not interested”
Sophie Vorrath22 May 20250 comments

New data reveals just how few solar and battery households are opting in to virtual power plants. Can government incentives change consumers' minds?

Solar
Australian made rooftop solar module tops charts on power output
Joshua S Hill20 May 20250 comments

Rooftop solar module made by Australia's only PV manufacturer achieves something none of its competitors can match in new ranking of the best performing panels.

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