Andy McCarthy reflects on his journey from a garage-based start-up to the CEO of RACV solar. Plus Queensland does it again.
Solar Insiders Podcast: From coal valley outsider to solar trailblazer
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OpenSolar seeks to make PV payment plans easy – for industry and customers
OpenSolar teams with Adelaide-based fintech company to provide quick and seamless solar financing integration for solar industry to offer customers.
Is your rooftop solar performing as well as it should? Data says… probably not
Some 75% of residential rooftop solar systems are not passing on the full extent of electricity bill savings they are capable of delivering. Why – and what can be done?
Solar Insiders Podcast: Getting to grips with solar duck curve
We're back! Gabrielle Kuiper on why rooftop solar should not be ignored by grid planners. Plus: Latest news including dire warning for PV installers on inverters.
Three strikes and out: Network warning to rooftop solar installers over inverters
Rooftop solar installers warned they will be sidelined if they fail to comply with strict new inverter installation standards.
Rooftop solar to slash community housing energy bills by 30 pct, at no cost to tenants
Believe Housing has rolled out solar panels on 13 community housing properties in Adelaide’s north using interest-free loans from climate action charity CORENA.
“Australia’s first electrification budget:” How the promised billions might be used
A deep dive into how the 2023-24 federal budget will help homes and businesses drive down their energy costs and cut their reliance on fossil fuels.
Sungrow inverters cleared for compliance with flexible solar export rules
China inverter giant gains tick of compliance with South Australia's new technical requirements for flexible solar exports, as July deadline looms.
Spender calls on federal Labor to set up “one stop shop” for electrification
Independent MP calls on Albanese government to get out of slow lane on electrification, and make it easy for households and businesses to quit fossil fuels.
How Australia can turn a 450,000-tonne mountain of used solar panels into a valuable asset
Rather than treating end-of-life solar panels as “waste”, a new industry report outlines how we can realise their value.
New premium solar panel brand hits Australian rooftop market
Swiss engineering giant Meyer Burger will debut its premium solar panels in Australia at the Smart Energy Conference and Exhibition in Sydney this week.
Most inverters for rooftop solar and storage wrongly installed, audit finds
Audit finds less than 30% of newly installed inverters for solar, batteries and EV chargers are configured to meet new standards crucial to grid integration.
Inverter giant targets rooftops that can’t go solar, with new lightweight panel solution
More than 25% of rooftops in Australia cannot be installed with traditional solar panels and mounting systems. GoodWe has an answer for that.
New code of conduct for solar and battery installers as consumer protections tighten
Solar and battery providers must sign up to a tougher, broader, more tightly regulated standard of practice to participate in state rebate scheme.
How much can you save with electrification and efficiency? An answer is a few clicks away
New online simulator calculates the big savings – in dollars and emissions – households can make by getting off gas and upgrading their thermal efficiency.
Fraunhofer ISE debuts solar thermal facades for heat pumps
Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute is developing and testing solar thermal façade panels that could replace the more traditional external air unit.
