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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.

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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.

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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.

Solar
China solar giant launches powerful new solar module with first of its kind cell technology
Joshua S Hill14 May 20250 comments

Chinese solar manufacturer unveils new PV modules with heterojunction back contact technology efficiency of up to 25% and maximum power output of up to 510W.

Solar
Solar installer convicted, fined for falsifying documents for 62 rooftop systems
Sophie Vorrath13 May 20250 comments

An electrician has been convicted and fined for falsely claiming to have installed or supervised a total of 62 rooftop solar systems as part of the national rebate scheme.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Almond farm adds solar and battery to cut costs, slash emissions and join virtual power plant
Matthew Biss12 May 20250 comments

A solar and battery system installed at an almond orchard in Griffith will be able to supply nearly all of its electricity supply and connect it to a virtual power plant.

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Solar
Solar giant launches new 660W solar module with “highest” efficiency
Joshua S Hill8 May 20250 comments

Solar giant announces launch of its new N-type high power, high efficiency module series for utility, commercial and industrial systems.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Rooftop solar market cools further, in calm before home battery rebate storm
Sophie Vorrath6 May 20250 comments

New data shows Australia's rooftop solar market lagging around 6 pct behind this time last year, but this could change dramatically with the now guaranteed delivery of a home battery rebate.

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