22nd May 2022 Lower income households in the ACT can apply for a discount of up to $2,500 on the cost of installing rooftop solar, starting this week, as part of the territory government’s newly launched $50 million Home Energy…
Victoria opens solar, battery, energy efficiency grants to community groups
5th March 2022 Victoria’s Andrews Labor government this week rolled out $1.3 million worth of grants for community organisations across the state designed to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and waste, with another $1.8 million now available for clean energy…
Whole towns to be taken off the grid and powered by stand-alone renewables
10th January 2022 Western Australia is calling for proposals to help develop the state’s first “disconnected microgrids” – isolated, self-supported networks powering small towns that operate independently from the rest of the grid, and comprise at least 90% renewables. The…
NT supercharges home battery rebate, with more money and new rules
27th October 2021 The Northern Territory government has expanded and updated its home and business battery grant scheme, boosting it by $2.8 million and offering households more flexibility in the size of the storage systems they can install, while also…
Rooftop solar systems are getting bigger, and now average 8.7kW
25th July 2021 The average size of rooftop solar systems installed in Australia has jumped to a record high of 8.7kW in June as more businesses rushed to install big systems before the end of the financial year. The latest…
Trina Solar sets new efficiency world record with cutting edge Vertex module
19th July 2021 China PV giant Trina Solar says its has achieved a new high in solar module efficiency, notching up a record-breaking 23.03% using its ultra-high power Vertex module that ranges up to 670W in capacity. The new record…
Tesla unveils standalone inverter, “completing” home solar product line-up
20th January 2021 Tesla has unveiled the latest addition to its suite of energy products – launching a standalone solar inverter that fills a key gap in its household solar, storage and electric vehicle offering. Tesla quietly updated its website…
Dan Murphy’s makes big solar push in South Australia
2nd October 2020 The parent company of national booze retailing giant, Dan Murphy’s, is ramping up its renewable energy plans in South Australia, with solar being installed on two stores in Adelaide, as well as at a winemaker’s in the…
One of world’s biggest inland floating solar systems begins construction in Singapore
21st August 2020 Construction has begun on what is being called one of the world’s largest inland floating solar PV systems, a 60MW project on the Tengeh Reservoir in Singapore, which is also one of the first in the world…
McDonald’s opens net-zero emissions restaurant at Disney World, Florida
16th July 2020 Global fast food giant McDonald’s announced last week that it had opened the world’s first net-zero emission McDonald’s restaurant at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, with over a thousand rooftop solar panels covering 100% of its energy needs…
