2020 a boom year for rooftop solar
03 February, 2021Solar industry consultant SunWiz says the Australian market defied expectation in 2020.
Prosun Solar to distribute FIMER in Australia
14 December, 2020Solar distribution channel Prosun Solar has signed a distribution agreement with inverter manufacturer FIMER.
Working on hail-damaged solar panels
09 November, 2020Master Electricians Australia has issued timely advice for working on sites with hail-damaged solar panels.
Behind-the-meter solar installation delivers
04 November, 2020One of Australia's largest food and beverage manufacturers has realised the beginning of its solar and battery journey.
Solar panel recycling plan applauded
26 October, 2020Queensland renewable energy experts have welcomed a plan to stop solar panels ending up in landfill.
Blacktown City Council doubles solar generation
20 October, 2020Blacktown City Council has doubled its solar generation capacity in Australia's largest rooftop solar purchase agreement (PPA) project.
Solar push for Qld healthcare to create jobs
19 October, 2020The Climate Council is applauding the Queensland Government's recently announced plan to install solar panels across the state's hospitals.
Adelaide IKEA store to become community microgrid
15 October, 2020An IKEA store in Adelaide will soon become a community microgrid, supplying energy from its rooftop array.
Advanced solar panels derive more energy
12 October, 2020A new study suggests it is possible to derive 1.5 times the efficiency from solar cells.
Next-generation solar cells receive funding boost
08 October, 2020Australian start-up SunDrive has received $3 million in funding from ARENA to advance its solar manufacturing process in Australia.
Faber Infrastructure mobile solar container for off-grid regions
07 October, 2020Faber's compact solar battery container is a mobile power system that combines a 24 kW solar system with 80 kWh lithium-ion battery storage and an emergency power generator.
Sending more surplus solar back to the grid
06 October, 2020Smart inverter technology could enable more Australians to export their surplus solar energy back to the grid.
Halving net-zero emission costs with hydrogen
30 September, 2020Hydrogen could achieve net-zero emissions at half the cost of electrification, a new report has found.
'Sun in a box' that stores renewable energy as heat
25 September, 2020The price of storing renewable energy as heat could be reduced by new heat-harnessing 'solar' cells.
Building blocks for a renewable electric grid
11 September, 2020Coal-fired power stations could be converted to run entirely fossil fuel-free by using a new type of thermal storage material housed in LEGO-like blocks.
