Solar

A program shifting remote Aboriginal communities from diesel powered electricity to a system based on shared rooftop solar is slashing household energy bills by nearly $500 a year.

Australia Post has begun the rollout of solar, battery, and LED lighting upgrades at sites across Queensland, part of the company’s multi-million-dollar energy efficiency program and decarbonisation strategy.

Updated: Bunnings makes dramatic entry into Australia's booming rooftop solar and household battery market, with a zero upfront cost subscription offer and ambitions to become a major player.

Natalie Collard, the CEO of Farmers for Climate Action, discusses how renewables can boost farm incomes, strengthen local economies, and creating a more equitable energy future.

Clean Energy Council approves new single-phase hybrid inverter for installation that offers backup power, high-capacity PV input, and virtual power plant integration.

The network company that first called for the introduction of rooftop solar export tariffs has this month started charging the so-called "sun tax" to retailers on its grid.

A new study will see how households and businesses without solar can buy it from households that produce excess.

Iconic Swedish furniture retailer jumps aboard the balcony solar craze, launching its own range of "balkonkraftwerk" panel and battery kits in a booming European market.

Clean Energy Regulator convicts New South Wales man of multiple offences relating to fraudulent claims under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme. 

Chinese solar manufacturing giant unveils new hybrid interdigitated back-contact (HIBC) solar module topping 700W and with world-leading efficiency. 

Australian electricity and gas retailer offers customers cash-back reward for investing in solar and/or battery solutions, through a new partnership.

Rooftop solar slump continues into fifth month, as the calm before the home battery rebate storm keeps a dampener on new PV installations.

Clean Energy Regulator has permanently suspended the operations of a solar installation company over electrical licence misuse.

State pricing regulator achieves rare feat of setting benchmark solar feed-in tariff higher, and not lower, than the year before. Down south, it's a zero sum game.

Batteries are becoming the new norm in Australian solar schools, with more than 130 facilities adopting storage solutions. Here's what's driving the trend.

Australian battery maker forms "technical alliance" to deliver an all-in-one solution to streamline residential energy management with electric mobility.