Solar

Solar Insiders Podcast: Solar changes shape of grid, and brings down prices

New reports from market operator and the market regulator point to changing shape of the grid, lower emissions and falling…

November 20, 2019

Largest New York City solar project – with battery – set for JFK Airport

SunPower to develop NYC's largest solar project, including 13MW PV, a 7.5MW battery and a 6.1MW community solar facility to…

November 20, 2019

Photon Energy to build Lord Howe Island solar and battery microgrid

Photon Energy Australia officially named as company selected to build Lord Howe Island's long awaited renewable mircogrid, this time with…

November 19, 2019

Thousands more Victoria solar rebates snapped up, battery uptake still flat

Another 3,000 rooftop solar rebates snapped up in Solar Victoria's mid-November offering, but government's expanded battery scheme still not gaining…

November 18, 2019

Three cheers for stand-alone power systems in regional W.A.

After three years and 200-plus hours of power outages saved across six properties, stand-alone power systems are the front-runner technology…

November 15, 2019

Solar and battery microgrid project to return Tokelau to 100% renewables

The renewable powered atolls of Tokelau are having major microgrid upgrades to meet growing electricity demand and the Pacific island's…

November 14, 2019

Rooftop solar supplies 45% of demand, sets new grid low in Western Australia

Rooftop solar delivers record low Q3 minimum demand in W.A. after accounting for 45% of overall supply on one day,…

November 14, 2019

How a renewable microgrid saved lives in the California wild-fires

A 1.8MW solar and battery microgrid has saved the tribal community of Humboldt County $195,000 in electricity costs. But when…

November 14, 2019

Controversial Daintree microgrid proposal wins federal funding

Federal government makes good on promise to have contentious proposed Daintree renewable micrgrid "shovel ready" within 12 months.

November 11, 2019

Solar Insiders Podcast: When will the rooftop solar boom subside?

Rooftop solar installations set a new record in October, but battery storage sales continue to stutter.

November 8, 2019