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Rooftop solar set to continue growth in 2021, and take batteries and EVs along for the ride

SunWiz report predicts domestic market growth in both solar batteries and electric vehicles, as households and businesses start to embrace…

October 20, 2020

Adelaide leads again, with rebates for shared solar, V2G, demand response

Adelaide City – first out of the blocks to incentivise the uptake of home battery storage – is set to…

June 27, 2019

Victorian school trials solar powered EV charging, eyes off-grid future

Victorian college installs solar powered electric vehicle charger with view to go off grid and power staff and parents' cars.

June 18, 2019

How electric vehicles can help to slash rooftop solar payback

Battery storage and an electric vehicle can halve the payback period for a home solar system, and fast-charge the transition…

May 27, 2019

South Africa microgrid taps second-life electric vehicle batteries

Production facility in Wadeville, South Africa, cuts energy and operational costs beyond expectation using solar and first and second life…

May 16, 2019

My long switch to solar

After many years of planning, I finally flicked the switch and installed a rooftop solar energy system. But that is…

June 13, 2018

The What, Why, When guide to buying an electric vehicle in Australia

Affordable, 300km plus range electric vehicles are about to hit Australian showrooms. But is there an EV available now or…

February 28, 2018

Tesla EV charged with diesel generator still cleaner than conventional car

Critics argue EVs charged with fossil fuelled electricity are as dirty, if not dirtier than conventional ICE cars. We put…

February 14, 2018

CEFC backed green loan scheme hopes to boost EV uptake

New green loan scheme backed by Clean Energy Finance Corporation to offer cheaper finance to buy and lease low and…

February 13, 2018

Electric vehicle uptake will siphon fuel tax revenue, warns report

Productivity Commission warns Australia's inevitable shift from petrol fuelled cars to EVs will take a huge chunk out of the…

October 24, 2017