Solar

Ithaca College has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement, after installing 2.9MW of solar PV about 40 miles from the campus, which will generate an estimated 3.55m kWh of electricity in its first year of operation, powering 10% of the college’s load.

WA solar installer says increasing consumer concern about future risk – both in terms of what power bills will look like, and the services they’re going to get from the grid – is shifting attitudes to going off grid in regional areas.

Canadian documentary "Life Off Grid" asks more than 200 people why they decided to quit the grid. We talked to film producer Phillip Vannini about the types of "off-gridder" and why he now thinks going off grid is not the answer to the world's energy problems.

Longreach Airport in Queensland's north-west has installed a 99kW solar system, driven by a commitment to quit coal generated energy, and electricity bill savings in the tens of thousands of dollars.

Western Australia’s largest rooftop solar system has been installed, and will supply 30% of the shopping centre’s electricity needs.

The home of the Victorian Greens leader has become the first in the state to install a Tesla Powerwall battery, alongside a 5kW solar system. Barber says solar plus storage is the only way to tackle Victoria's "perverse" energy markets.

NSW Farmers has updated its Solar PV + Battery Financial Analysis Calculator to more accurately estimate the financial performance of a given solar PV-battery system on the basis of the reduction of consumption of high-cost grid electricity.

Do you want your new solar system to be ‘battery ready’? First you have to know what that actually means.

New survey says of Big 3 energy retailer offerings shows battery storage still a "non-rational" economic investment. But who cares, given that customers can still obtain big savings on their electricity bills?

A craft brewery in country Victoria has called for industry-wide renewable energy and sustainability goals, after successfully installing a 50kW solar system that will cover all of the beer maker's electricity needs.

A community-based effort to shift the regional Victorian town of Yackandandah to 100% renewable energy by 2022 has kicked off with the launch of a 90kW solar array on the town’s health services centre.

Confused as to what your solar system warranty covers? Well here are the nitty gritty details often covered in the fine print (or lack thereof) within the solar industry.

AGL Energy has released a new version of its energy management app that includes data on customers' rooftop solar performance, and "in future" could allow them to trade directly with the grid.

Not all solar and storage systems are created equal. New energy management solutions - targeting the Australian market first - are hitting the market. There's no point replicating the dumb grid inside your home.

Interest in battery storage is even stronger than the energy industry expected, helped along by the marketing power of Tesla, and interest from popular programs such as Catalyst. And consumers don't seem to care about details such as returns on investment.

Despite what the experts say, the path to fossil fuel freedom does not always lead to heat pumps. Our family took the road less travelled and discovered a couple of innovative – yet simple – renewable heating and hot water solutions.