Group of nine leading solar, inverter and battery manufacturers backs call to keep SRES product listing with the CEC – but with some changes and reforms.
Major inverter and battery makers back CEC in accreditation stoush, but call for reforms
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Melbourne apartment block installs discounted solar, as hundreds more line up for rebate
Solar Victoria says it has received 438 applications from owners’ corporations in first round of rebate, seeking to install 12,000kW to power more than 5,000 apartments.
Retailer offers huge 50c/kWh feed-in tariff to customers who join its new VPP
Nectr is offering a “never before seen” feed-in tariff of 50c/kWh solar sent to the grid between 4pm and 9pm, but only as part of its new virtual power plant.
Vertical, all-black solar system seeks to power through the winter snow
Chinese solar PV manufacturer Longi completes its first vertical installation of all-black solar modules designed to avoid generation losses during snowy winters.
Solar Insiders Podcast: Controlling household PV and batteries
Amid the big push to orchestrate consumer energy resources, we talk to Andrew Blaver about the successes and dud notes of Western Australia's Project Symphony.
Clucking good power: Australia’s largest off-grid chicken farm runs on solar and batteries
Australia’s largest off-grid chicken farm – and one of biggest off-grid farms of any kind – is being powered completely by on-site solar and battery storage.
Rooftop solar installer faces court over allegations of “wilful fraud”
A man will face court after being charged with providing false or misleading information to access certificates in the federal rooftop solar rebate.
Solar battle brews over who should control rooftop panel and inverter accreditation
Regulator calls for industry feedback after proposing to leave the Clean Energy Council in charge of which products can participate in the rooftop solar scheme.
Airport triples rooftop solar capacity to take self-generation to new heights
Australia's fifth largest airport unveils plans to nearly triple the size of its rooftop solar capacity, with the addition of another 3,700-plus panels.
Solar Insiders Podcast: New dawn for household batteries
Huon Hoogesteger from Smart Commercial Solar talks about almost everything but solar, as batteries and other bespoke energy solutions step into the light. Plus, Renewables in Agriculture.
Rooftop solar certificate trading platform back in business after Federal Court intervention
Greenbot, an online trading platform for certificates generated through the federal government’s rooftop solar rebate, wins a stay of suspension.
Households hit the breaks on rooftop solar in June. Will they make a comeback in July?
Rooftop solar market hits a mid-year slump, with a sharp decline in monthly installations taking the shine off the record numbers seen in May.
SwitchedOn podcast: How this community cut fossil fuels and slashed energy bills
ClearSky Solar is a community initiative that helps businesses divest from fossil fuels by linking community investors to local solar projects that need financing.
“Resilient” renewable microgrid to power bushfire-threatened town for up to five days
Work starts on solar and battery based microgrid to help power one of the Victorian towns hardest hit by the 2019-2020 Black Summer of bushfires.
Winemaker completes largest solar farm by an Australian beverage producer
One of Australia’s leading winemakers has inaugurated a solar farm in New South Wales that will power almost a third of the winery's operations.
Governments tip $63 million into electrification, efficiency for thousands in social housing
Federal and state governments announce $63.2 million partnership designed to provide energy upgrades for remote and regional social housing properties.
