solar PV

NAB, CEFC extend green loan scheme as farmers flock to solar, efficiency

CEFC commits a further $180m to extend NAB Energy Efficient Bonus program, after huge success with Australian farmers.

June 6, 2017

Indonesia’s pioneering community-owned off-grid PV: A model for the future?

A 1.2 MW hybrid plant is currently under development in a remote area of Indonesia aiming to provide 24-hours access…

May 26, 2017

Queensland govt kicks off solar trial for low-income, rental households

Qld govt scheme to use rooftop solar to cut the electricity costs of low income and rental households has begun…

May 22, 2017

2MW solar plant powers Jordan refugee camp – a world first

Syrian refugees at the UNHCR's Azraq camp in Jordan have electricity for the first time in 2.5 years, after a…

May 19, 2017

"Nuts" electricity market drives new rooftop solar boom – with side of battery storage

An electricity market "about as bad as you can get" has helped put household solar – and storage – back…

May 4, 2017

"Mobile solar" plants to challenge diesel for use in mines, construction sites

Australian developed solar technology that aims to tackle the dominance of diesel generators in the temporary power market will be…

April 20, 2017

Rooftop solar now Queensland's biggest power station

The 1,805MW of solar PV capacity on rooftops of Queensland homes and business now more than biggest power station by…

April 12, 2017

Rooftop solar enjoys second boom as fossil fuel scare campaign backfires

The fossil fuel industry’s scare campaign over renewable energy has seen households and businesses flocking to install solar on their…

April 12, 2017

New standard could restrict and add costs to extra solar and battery storage

New Australia-wide standard gives networks power to limit size of household solar systems – and could push up prices for…

April 5, 2017

Qld low-income, rental households targeted in 6MW rooftop solar trial

Qld govt rooftop solar trial targets state’s most vulnerable electricity customers – and its half a million rental households –…

March 13, 2017