Solar party continues. Latest data shows 98MW of rooftop solar PV was installed on Australian homes and businesses in August.
Posted in SolarTagged rooftop solar, SunWiz
Australia installs 98MW rooftop solar in August – soaring above 6GW total
Tagged rooftop solar, SunWiz
What city planners can do for people missing out on renewables
Not everyone can afford to pay for solar panels up front, or have roofs to put them on, but local planners can help disadvantaged households overcome energy poverty in several ways.
Posted in SolarTagged distributed renewables, rooftop solar
EnergyAustralia rolls Redback smart solar platform out to customers
EnergyAustralia and Redback Technologies launch smart solar energy management system that could save customers $1,500 a year on electricity bills.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Energy Efficiency, Software/Gadgets, SolarTagged energy management, EnergyAustralia, Redback Technologies, smart energy
Solar Insiders Podcast September 6
Solar jumps 6GW benchmark; and why, some solar mea-culpas, and some crazy stories that illustrate why consumers struggle to understand their energy needs.
Posted in Ask Our Expert, SolarEnergy Queensland taps people power to shore up summer grid
As the federal government continues to court coal, state-owned Energy Queensland has partnered with Melbourne tech start-up GreenSync to tap state's distributed renewable energy customers, including the nearly 30% of homes with rooftop solar, and create a virtual power plant ahead of peak summer demand.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, SolarTagged Energy Queensland, rooftop solar, virtual power plant, VPP
City of Fremantle set to build solar farm on landfill site
Fremantle City says it is proceeding with negotiations to install up to 2MW of solar on a former landfill site, as part of plan to be 100% renewable by 2025.
Posted in SolarTagged emissions, Fremantle, renewable energy target, solar farm
Community retailer Enova to buy and sell rooftop solar power
NSW community-owned retailer to buy excess rooftop solar from customers, as well as from local community solar farms and gardens, to sell on to other customers who can't generate solar themselves.
Posted in SolarTagged community renewables, Enova Energy, peer-to-peer trading, rooftop solar
Coal city Newcastle prepares tender for 5MW solar farm
Eight companies short-listed to tender for job to develop, operate 5MW solar farm on former landfill site at Newcastle.
Posted in SolarTagged newcastle, solar farm
Busting the solar ceiling: The fight for millions of Australians locked out of rooftop solar
New data has shown that in North Sydney, alone, 74% of residents can’t access solar because they are renters or live in apartment buildings. But there are ways to solve the problem – as well as new companies making it their mission.
Posted in SolarTagged community solar, renters, rooftop solar, shared solar
Hybrid office building in Adelaide cuts cord to electricity grid
Fluid Solar's Adelaide HQ - powered by a combination of thermal and battery storage, along with solar PV and wind energy - has cut its connection to the grid in what its owners claim to be a world first.
Posted in Battery/Storage, SolarTagged electricity grid, Fluid Solar, renewables, solar PV, south australia