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Should I add a battery to my rooftop solar? What you need to know before you buy
Asma Aziz & Daryoush Habibi22 Aug 20230 comments

New research project identifies where in Australia a home solar battery system will save you money – and sets out what to consider before you buy.

Solar, Energy Efficiency
Green roof or rooftop solar? You can combine both, boosting biodiversity and power output
Peter Irga, Aemonn Wooster, Fraser Torpy, Jack Rojahn & Robert Fleck17 Aug 20230 comments

Study shows biosolar green roofs could make major contributions to net-zero cities. And all that’s needed is space that currently has no other use.

Solar, Software/Gadgets
Who are the world’s top 10 solar inverter makers and where are they shipping?
Joshua S Hill16 Aug 20230 comments

Latest data from Wood Mackenzie shows the top 10 vendors tightening their stranglehold on the global market, as supply chain constraints start to ease.

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Solar, Featured
Solar tiles for miles: Australian company lands world’s biggest integrated rooftop install
Sophie Vorrath11 Aug 20230 comments

From a concept eight years ago to the biggest installation of its kind in the world, Leeson Group's Australian engineered Volt solar tile is going places – including Tesla's home market.

Podcasts, Solar
Solar Insiders Podcast: Volt from the blue
Giles Parkinson and Sophie Vorrath11 Aug 20230 comments

We talk to Peter Leeson about the rise and rise of his Australian made Volt solar tile, which is being installed on rooftops in every state in Australia – and setting records overseas.

Solar, News
Solar home pre-cooling cuts energy bills through summer, chills the solar duck
Sophie Vorrath11 Aug 20230 comments

UNSW study shows pre-cooling homes using daytime rooftop PV can cut summer energy bills, improve thermal comfort and ease problems of excess solar on the grid.

myuna farm victoria small wind
Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Community farm adds wind turbine, battery to slash energy costs by $20,000 a year
Sophie Vorrath & Joshua S. Hill8 Aug 20230 comments

A working community and children's farm will further slash emissions and energy costs with a 5kW wind turbine and battery energy storage system.

Solar, Electrification, Featured, News
Rooftop solar system sizes hit record high with 10kW shaping up as new norm
Sophie Vorrath3 Aug 20230 comments

Latest data from SunWiz shows average rooftop PV system sizes hitting a new all-time high. Is the message to "cover the roof" with panels getting through?

endeavour energy microgrid nsw
Solar, Battery/Storage, Off-Grid
Solar and batteries installed for “first-of-a-kind” disaster-proof microgrid
Sophie Vorrath1 Aug 20230 comments

Network company completes first phase of "first-of-a-kind" community microgrid designed to power two coastal communities during grid outages.

Podcasts, Solar
Solar Insiders Podcast: Can Australia become a global solar manufacturer?
Sophie Vorrath28 Jul 20230 comments

Australia excels in solar R&D and uptake – but can it become a major supplier of panels? We ask APVI's Muriel Watt. Plus: solar strife in the regions and a new home battery scheme.

Battery/Storage, Policy, Solar
Home battery rebates to be replaced by $8,800 interest free loans
Sophie Vorrath27 Jul 20230 comments

The $8,800 interest free battery loan can, in some cases, wipe out upfront installation costs altogether and boost annual power bill savings to $1500.

Solar, Battery/Storage, Off-Grid
Five workers, two weeks, 4,000 solar panels: Outback mine goes 30 pct renewable, fast
Sophie Vorrath20 Jul 20230 comments

Australian solar outfit 5B has speed-delivered a 2.1MW solar system to help power an off-grid iron ore mining operation in WA's Pilbara region.

Off-Grid, Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Off-grid renewable microgrid specialist wins government boost
Joshua S Hill20 Jul 20230 comments

One of Australia's leading developers of stand-alone integrated renewable energy power systems gets a funding boost and a renewed focus.

Electrification, News, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Community-led electric homes program launches in fossil gas heartland
Joshua S Hill20 Jul 20230 comments

A community led program brings together products and information to help households go all-electric in a state where roughly 80% of homes use gas.

Solar, Featured, News
How Australia got to 30GW of solar: Households led the way
Sophie Vorrath19 Jul 20230 comments

Australia now has more than 30GW of solar energy generating capacity installed on its grid, a new report has confirmed – so where is it all installed?

Solar, Software/Gadgets
Shared solar dream-team hopes to make PV for social housing a “no-brainer”
Sophie Vorrath14 Jul 20230 comments

Four companies join forces to make solar for multi-tenant social housing more affordable – and more accessible – through a discounted package of equipment and technologies.

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