Solar

Solar Insiders Podcast: Why the solar coaster never stops

Rooftop solar systems are getting bigger, thanks to business interest, but the market still remains tough, and complicated.

July 8, 2021

Community-owned battery launches in Yackandandah – Victoria’s first

A community battery that will underpin the 100% renewable plans of Yackandandah has been officially launched, alongside a 64kW rooftop…

July 8, 2021

Trina Solar sets new efficiency world record with cutting edge Vertex module

China PV giant says its has achieved a new high in solar module efficiency, notching up a record-breaking 23.03% using…

July 7, 2021

Regulator reminds networks of multiple ways that rooftop solar benefits the grid

AER reminds electricity networks to factor in the multiple benefits of rooftop solar to the grid when determining the cost…

July 7, 2021

An energy expert’s guide to “perfect” home solar and storage

Solar, battery and VPP specialist shares his experience of building the “perfect” solar system, which helped flip his bill from…

July 7, 2021

Queensland government buys Australian for national park solar rollout

Australia’s only manufacturer of solar panels, Tindo, tapped for Queensland government rollout of renewable Remote Area Power Systems at five…

July 5, 2021

Queensland net-zero housing trial to team Evergen smarts with solar and batteries

Evergen to provide software platform for two-year energy management pilot at Queensland government-backed residential development of net-zero energy emission homes.

July 5, 2021

Solar export tax proposal put on hold after flood of competing ideas

Regulator to have a longer think about rooftop solar export tax proposal after a flood of objections and alternative ideas.

July 2, 2021

NSW regulator slashes rooftop solar feed-in-tariff by 25 per cent

NSW IPART cuts benchmark solar feed-in-tariff by around 25 per cent, citing a fall in wholesale electricity prices driven by…

July 2, 2021

Rooftop solar is not the preserve of the wealthy, so why tax it?

VEPC report skewers one of the key arguments used in case for solar export tax: that rooftop PV is a…

July 2, 2021