Efficiency and renewables

Q CELLS awarded 'Top Brand PV' for sixth consecutive year

23 April, 2021 | Supplied by: Q CELLS

Q CELLS has secured the 'Top Brand PV 2021' seal from EuPD Research for the sixth year in a row in Australia.


Study: How rooftop solar assists the electricity network

19 April, 2021

UNSW will develop tools to understand the behaviour of rooftop solar and distributed energy resources (DER) in response to a variety of contingency events.


Cleaning up renewable energy

14 April, 2021

A University of South Australia researcher is helping to establish a lifetime stewardship scheme to manage renewable energy waste from solar panels.


Creative lighting guide for electrical contractors

07 April, 2021

Lighting Council Australia (LCA) has published a new Creative Lighting Guide designed in the main for electrical contractors and consumers.


Network-connected battery storage trial to begin in Queensland

06 April, 2021

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced five locations across regional Queensland to host a large-scale, network-connected battery trial.


CSIRO plays a part in next-gen solar development

01 April, 2021

Australia's CSIRO will help develop next-generation concentrated solar thermal (CST) technology in the United States.


Trade solar energy for slabs of VB

01 April, 2021

Victoria Bitter has launched Solar Exchange — a new program that enables beer lovers to trade their excess solar energy for slabs of Victoria Bitter.


New plan to make room on grid for more home solar and batteries

31 March, 2021

The Australian Energy Market Commission has released a draft determination on how to integrate more small-scale solar into the electricity grid.


Australian home owners install batteries at record rates

25 March, 2021 | Supplied by: SunWiz

COVID-19 has failed to dampen enthusiasm for solar storage in Australia, with more than 31,000 batteries installed in homes around the country during 2020.


La Trobe generating electricity with onsite renewables

19 March, 2021

La Trobe University is well on its way to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2029.


Lighting efficiency regulation update from LCA

18 March, 2021

LCA has posted information on the latest published update from the Australian Government on the future of lighting efficiency regulation in Australia.


FIMER PVS-10/33-TL three-phase string inverter

26 February, 2021 | Supplied by: FIMER Australia

FIMER has released its PVS-10/33-TL three-phase string inverter solutions for commercial and industrial applications.


New standards to futureproof the power system

25 February, 2021

The AEMC has announced that new compulsory standards are on the way for household energy technologies that connect to the power system, including solar panels.


R.STAHL compact LED floodlights

25 February, 2021 | Supplied by: Control Logic Pty Ltd

The new generation R. STAHL explosion-protected LED floodlights are now available from Control Logic.


Faulty solar system fears drive sales

18 February, 2021 | Supplied by: Enphase Energy

Sydney-based installer Solaray Energy reports that one in five inquiries come from people concerned about faulty or failing solar PV systems.


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