Solar

Homes in Glenvill's new-build Melbourne development, YarraBend, will have rooftop solar and Tesla Powerwall battery storage as standard features. Is this the new normal for suburbs of the future?

Waste biogas-fuelled cogeneration installed at Bondi Treatment Plant now generates more energy than the facility consumes.

The good news is solar owners can still continue to get fantastic returns from their solar systems, the less good news is the returns won’t be the same and utility meters will need to be changed in most cases..

Townsville project to install rooftop solar on dozens of Catholic schools inspired Vatican to propose a global project to encourage all Catholic schools to go solar.

Chinese solar panel maker Hanergy has announced plans to commercialise four PV-powered – “zero charging” – electric vehicle models of its own design.

Australia's biggest utilities are passing on the surging cost of the country's predominantly coal-fired grid to consumers at the start of the new financial year, but it seems pretty clear that many solar households are missing out.

A huge $60,000 raised in 30-day Pozible campaign rounds off $120,000 for 99kW PV system at Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne – Australia’s largest crowd-funded solar project, to date.

For the first time with Energy Storage Systems homeowners can not only store energy generated during the day through their PV system but can also utilise it for household needs in the evenings or peak times.

WA power utility Horizon is leading a big switch from centralised fossil fuel generation to local generation. The economics of past supply models are no longer competitive with current and future technology choices.

Mercedez Benz to launch its 2.5kWh lithium-ion home battery storage units in Australia in September.

A town in New South Wales' Northern Tablelands boasts what may be Australia's first "energy autonomous" medical centre, including a grid-connected solar and battery storage system.

The addition of 630kW of solar car shade at Sydney Markets makes it – briefly – the largest of its kind in Australia, with a total capacity of 911kW.

System owners can put the control of their energy usage into their own hands with behind-the-meter technology, such as smart inverters and low-cost storage.

South Coast NSW community group launches solar bulk buy scheme, to give locals access to lower-cost, quality rooftop solar.

The average price of rooftop solar installation increased slightly between May and June to $1.68 per watt, according to figures from Solar Choice’s installer network database. In line with long-term trends, prices were highest in Hobart and lowest in Perth. The figures in the tables below are based on quoted prices from our network of 100+ installers across Australia, […]

Households have invested more than $8 billion in rooftop solar in Australia, and are saving more than $1 billion a year off their electricity bills.