Solar

Solar Insiders Podcast: Battery blues as new standards approved

Installers and customers are trying to make sense of what the new battery standards mean for their business, or their…

October 16, 2019

Work begins on huge Adelaide rooftop solar array

Work begins on the solar array that will cover the 5-hectare roof of Adelaide's Tonsley Innovation District, and have a…

October 16, 2019

Shoalhaven slashes council power bill with solar roof at Entertainment Centre

NSW Shoalhaven City Council slashes annual electricity bill by $12,500 with 81kW rooftop solar system on city’s Entertainment Centre in…

October 15, 2019

REC Group to launch Alpha Series 380W solar panels in Australia

New, high-yield 60-cell solar panel by Norwegian outfit REC Group to be launched at next week’s All-Energy event in Melbourne.

October 15, 2019

Africa gold mine to install huge solar and battery system, slash fuel costs

Canadian gold-mining company B2Gold to install one of world’s largest off-grid solar battery hybrid systems at the Fekola gold mine…

October 15, 2019

Massive Hemsworth mansion near Byron Bay adds huge rooftop solar array

"Mega-mansion” built on outskirts of Byron Bay by Hollywood power couple in news again, this time for adding an appropriately…

October 14, 2019

Federal government launches $50m microgrid funding round

A $50 million fund to support the development of off-grid and fringe-of-grid stand-alone power systems around Australia has been launched…

October 11, 2019

Hanwha Q Cells launches integrated solar, battery, inverter package

Korea's Hanwha Q Cells launches integrated solar panel, hybrid inverter and li-ion battery package – Q.Home – on the Australian…

October 10, 2019

Lord Howe Island to get solar and storage microgrid, but no wind turbines

A microgrid comprising 1.2MW solar, 3.2MWh battery storage will go ahead soon on Lord Howe Island, two years after a…

October 10, 2019

Solar installer kicked off Victoria rebate scheme by government

Victorian solar retailer and installer banned from state Solar Homes rebate, and electrical registration cancelled, for using unlicensed workers and…

October 9, 2019