Solar

Solar apartments: Registrations open for $100,000 grants and zero interest loans

Registrations open for Solar for Apartments Program, offering up to $100,000 in grant funds and access to zero-interest loans to…

November 24, 2023

Solar Insiders Podcast: The fight for fairer rooftop PV – and cheaper home batteries

Heidi Douglas talks through Solar Citizens' list of "policy asks" for the upcoming energy ministers' meeting. Could we get discounted…

November 23, 2023

Solaray rebrands as 1komma5° in official Aussie launch of smart solar and electrification upstart

The German start-up with a mission to convert 500,000 buildings a year to climate-neutral power, heating and mobility, has marked…

November 22, 2023

Rooftop solar feed-in tariffs to be slashed another 33 pct as duck curve grows

Regulator flags plans to slash rooftop solar FiT by another 33% in 2024, as midday wholesale power prices continue to…

November 22, 2023

Australian solar distributor secures gigawatt supply of Trina Vertex modules

The three-year deal locks in a massive 1GW worth of solar from across Trina’s complete range of Vertex N modules…

November 21, 2023

Governments tip millions into solar for renters, regions and First Nations communities

Four hundred households across five First Nations communities will have rooftop solar installed, as part of a state and federal…

November 17, 2023

Solar switch-off: How AEMO took control of rooftop PV – and why it didn’t need to

AEMO’s state-by-state approach to controlling rooftop solar leaves consumers worse off through greater complexity and higher costs. There are smarter…

November 16, 2023

Sleek and powerful “Clear Black” solar modules showcased in China

Trina Solar shows off its Vertex S+ Clear Black solar modules – a semi transparent, all-black panel that won a…

November 16, 2023

Solar and battery system takes remote Aboriginal community to 83 pct renewables

A remote Indigenous community was powered by 100% renewables for an average of 20 hours a day during September, using…

November 15, 2023

“Best place in the world to manufacture solar:” Can Australia break China’s PV grip?

SunDrive Solar is one of a handful of companies trying to establish a solar supply chain in Australia. Wyatt Roy,…

November 10, 2023