Solar

Here is a list of 22 things you can do to improve your home’s energy performance – some cheap, some free..

It takes a lot of energy to run all the LA lights. But could it all be green? LA City Council is considering a motion to direct the municipal utility to shift the city to 100 per cent renewable energy.

Northern Territory $20m Home Improvement Scheme offers up to $2,000 rebate on home improvements including purchase of rooftop solar and battery storage.

IPART raises recommended ‘benchmark range’ for NSW solar feed-in tariffs to reflect rising wholesale electricity prices.

In the US, communities and governments drive more sustainable, inclusive economies by leveraging local solar – most recently in the form of community-scale solar.

When the opportunity presented to bid on a solar, wind and storage project on the island of Eluvaitivu, 4km offshore from the Northern Sri Lankan town of Kayts, Peter Bulanyi didn’t hesitate. Here's how the project – 46kW PV array, six 3.5kW wind turbines, and a 100kWh lithium-ion battery bank – unfolded.

The shift to solar and storage for two off-grid Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory not only cut energy costs by more than 50%, but strengthened cultural ties to country, and explored sustainable land use activities that bring jobs, training and an income – building a sustainable economy on homelands.

First big solar and storage plant fires up at WA copper mine, and other miners are keen to follow suit to reduce crippling cost of diesel.

How one utility created a viable rooftop solar market 20 years before the rest of the world.

How easy is it to achieve fossil fuel free motoring with an electric car today? Here's how our family approached the problem – and found success.

A 194kW solar system with 250kWh of battery storage installed at Bundaberg Christian College will cut the school's grid power use by 80% and save it up to $100,000 a year.

The People’s Solar has launched its most ambitious project yet, to raise $120k for a 99kW solar system for Melbourne's Abbotsford Convent. If successful, it will be Australia's largest crowd-funded solar project, to date.

Enphase says it has doubled its production targets for its new battery storage system in Australia after an overwhelming response from consumers.

A renewable energy project in Australia’s largest grape growing region is giving struggling vignerons a sunny alternative.

Aboriginal community near Kalgoorlie WA expects to displace 20% of its electricity use after installing a 36kW solar system using the "impact investment" model.

NSW community group The Valley Centre is working with Aboriginal communities, focusing on rebuilding the resilience, self-determination and sustainability. Solar plays a key role.