residential solar

Longi Solar launches Hi-MO module series, pitched at rooftops

Longi formally launches Hi-MO 4m module, with three products delivering up to 460W capacity and with up to 21% efficiency.

April 27, 2021

Q Cells zeroes in on Australian “stay-at-home” solar market with upgraded module

South Korea-based PV manufacturer unveils 355W Q.PEAK DUO-G6+ module targeting Australia's premium residential segment, and "work-from-home" consumers.

May 1, 2020

RACV makes big push into rooftop PV with purchase of Gippsland Solar

One of Victoria’s biggest PV retailers, Gippsland Solar, acquired by major Australian insurer RACV, in deal that speaks volumes about…

December 13, 2019

Thousands more Victoria solar rebates snapped up, battery uptake still flat

Another 3,000 rooftop solar rebates snapped up in Solar Victoria's mid-November offering, but government's expanded battery scheme still not gaining…

November 18, 2019

Record March for rooftop solar, more capacity installed than in all years before 2010

More record growth for rooftop solar in Australia, with a total of 181MW installed in March 2019, taking market two-thirds…

April 9, 2019

Two million Australian households now have rooftop solar – and they vote

As Australia notches up a new milestone of 2 million rooftop solar homes, new CEC data shows that the top…

December 3, 2018

Is this Australia's biggest home rooftop solar and battery storage system?

Stately home in regional Victoria could boast Australia's biggest grid-connected rooftop solar and storage system, after the innovative installation of…

July 24, 2018

One-quarter of Australian homes now have solar

Roy Morgan research shows almost one in four Australian households own solar panels – almost one-third in South Australia.

July 7, 2017

SAPN completes battery installs for northern Adelaide solar + storage trial

SA Power Networks installs the last of 100 battery storage systems in northern Adelaide VPP trial – the largest actually…

December 15, 2016

NSW solar bonus scheme ends this year: what are your options?

As NSW's relatively generous solar rates come to a close, 150,000-odd solar homes are looking to make the transition as…

July 27, 2016