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SwitchedOn podcast: Batteries, not band-aids, key to cost-of-living energy cure
Anne Delaney30 Apr 20250 comments

Community independent Nicolette Boele explains how better climate and energy policy could help tackle Australia’s cost-of-living and housing crises.

Battery/Storage, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Solar
Can you go off-grid in the city? This inner Sydney home comes close
Poppy Johnston30 Apr 20250 comments

The pursuit of water and energy self-sufficiency on a small block in a densely-populated area has posed a host of challenges for one green home enthusiast.

News, Other Renewables, Podcasts, Solar
SwitchedOn podcast: Will your MP help unlock Australia’s renewable potential?
Anne Delaney29 Apr 20250 comments

ANU Senior researcher Dr Cheng Cheng reveals the electorates that could benefit most from renewables, and the MPs that can help or stand in their way.

Solar
China giant hits new efficiency high for silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells
Joshua S Hill24 Apr 20250 comments

Chinese solar manufacturer sets yet another efficiency world record, this time for its crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells. 

Podcasts, Solar
Solar Insiders Podcast: Shouting from the rooftops
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson23 Apr 20250 comments

OpenSolar's Sophie Wright on the mission to streamline solar businesses so that more money and time can be spent where it's most needed - putting panels on rooftops. Plus, the news of the week.

Featured, Solar
How one state is flipping the sun tax and offering to pay households to dial down solar
Sophie Vorrath17 Apr 20250 comments

A groundbreaking retail electricity trial is offering to pay customers to curtail their rooftop solar exports when prices are negative.

Electrification, Podcasts, Solar
SwitchedOn podcast: How solar gardens can deliver PV benefits to renters
Anne Delaney16 Apr 20250 comments

Nigel Hancock from community energy group Pingala explains how solar gardens work and whether the model can be scaled to empower more communities.

Policy, Solar
State says solar rebate for rental homes should start slashing tenant bills by end of year
Sophie Vorrath15 Apr 20250 comments

State confirms rooftop solar subsidies for rental properties to be implemented by end of year, in move expected to save renters up to $700 a year.

Solar
China solar giant breaks solar cell efficiency record, unveils powerful new module
Joshua S Hill14 Apr 20250 comments

Leading Chinese solar manufacturer breaks efficiency record for silicon solar cells, and unveils upgraded solar module with "significantly" enhanced output. 

Solar
New “ultra-light” solar panel targets weighty problem for rooftop uptake
Joshua S Hill10 Apr 20250 comments

China solar manufacturer launches ultra-lightweight module to address one of biggest barriers to C&I PV uptake – load limitations of rooftops.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Podcasts, Solar
SwitchedOn podcast: Farming the sun, grazing the land
Anne Delaney9 Apr 20250 comments

Solar farms aren’t just about generating electricity and cutting emissions – they can also be a game-changer for farmers rural economies.

India Gate, New Delhi, Free Pik, Pollution
Solar
Solar powered villages and India’s 10 million solar roofs program
Nigel Morris8 Apr 20250 comments

The majority of the homes in one village we visited are equipped with 1kW solar systems and are backed up by a state of the art 6MW/13MWh solar battery system on the edge of town.

Battery/Storage, Policy, Solar
Labor’s plan for cheaper home batteries ushers in new age of consumer power
Sophie Vorrath7 Apr 20250 comments

Federal Labor unveils $2.3bn plan to dramatically boost home battery uptake in Australia, through a national scheme that takes in small business, community groups and off-grid homes.

Solar
Former solar great gets a reboot, in name only, from Maxeon acquisition
Joshua S Hill7 Apr 20250 comments

Chinese electronics company launches new PV business unit built in part from the ashes of one of the world’s most storied solar companies.

Policy, Solar
Rooftop solar market in limbo as consumers await home battery policy reveal
Sophie Vorrath4 Apr 20250 comments

Rooftop solar installs hit the doldrums as consumers wait to see what the major parties are offering on home battery discounts at the federal election.

Solar
OpenSolar adds financing tool to PV design and sales platform
Joshua S Hill2 Apr 20250 comments

OpenSolar joins forces with LoanOptions.ai to help consumers access finance to invest in rooftop PV and batteries.

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