The Sun Cable consortium behind $26 billion, gigawatt-scale solar export plans has lodged a development application for the first phase of a solar manufacturing and assembly facility in Darwin. The […]
Neoen’s ambitious $636m solar and battery project in NSW gets planning green light
One of Australia’s largest solar and big battery projects, the Culcairn solar farm being built by Neoen Australia north of Albury-Wodonga on the New South Wales and Victorian border, has […]
Solar Choice Brokers 80kW solar system for Strathfield Council Library & Innovation Hub
The Strathfield Council Library & Innovation Hub located on Rochester Street in Homebush was built in 2004 and has been a pillar of the community ever since. The internal space was refurbished […]
Sunseap completes offshore floating solar farm in Straits of Johor
Singapore continues its role as a key testing ground for the value of floating solar farms, with the completion of a 5MW project in the Straits of Johor, the international […]
AGL gives green light to 250MW Torrens big battery in South Australia
AGL Energy has announced that it will begin construction this year on its 250MW/250MWh Torrens big battery in South Australia, putting the project on track to be completed at around […]
AEMC signs off on rules to prevent wind and solar plants deliberately cutting output
New electricity market rules to prevent wind and solar projects from reducing or cutting off their output without warning, except due to weather-related resource availability, have been signed off by […]
UK developer eyes Gladstone for big solar, hydrogen, and storage project
UK-based renewables developer Eco Energy World has revealed plans to use the power generated from the 300MW Raglan solar farm it is building in Queensland to feed a 200MW hydrogen […]
Australia achieves record large solar energy output on Friday
A new big solar record for Australia was set on Friday of last week, with maximum large-scale PV output reaching 3,474.8MW for the National Electricity Market on the afternoon of […]
Commercial Solar Hobart TAS: Compare Prices, Output and Returns
Installing solar panels presents one of the primary ways a business can reduce their electricity costs. Commercial solar panel projects in Hobart present an attractive return on investment, particular for […]
Solar Panels in Mt Gambier
We can see from data from the Australian Photovoltaics Institue that almost 10MW of solar panels have been installed across approximately 2,500 systems. Based on the roof space available that […]
Should you buy Chinese Solar Panels? Are they good quality?
Just because a solar panel is made in China does not mean it is poor quality. Many of the major tier 1 manufacturers have built robust manufacturing facilities in […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index – March 2021
Average residential solar system prices remain stable at the level of $0.90 per watt ($/W) this month on the back of several factors, including changes to the composition of the […]
Neoen lands $160 million in CEFC finance for Australia’s biggest battery
The 300MW/450MWh Tesla Big Battery that is being built near Geelong in Victoria has been given a major boost, after landing $160 million in finance from the Clean Energy Finance […]
New Energy Solar optimistic despite wild weather, bushfires and Covid-19 impacts
ASX-listed solar farm developer New Energy Solar has set the scene for a very positive outlook for the clean energy sector in 2021, after a turbulent 2020 that included catastrophic […]
3 Phase Solar Inverters: Do you need one?
Most residential premises in Australia have single-phase power, but if you have a large home or have specifically upgraded your power supply (for example to cover a hot-tub!) then you […]
Biggest solar and battery project in NSW to go ahead after landing debt finance
Plans to build a massive 720MW solar farm and 400MWh big battery in northern New South Wales will get underway after debt finance was secured for the first 400MW phase […]
How home solar and battery storage kept the lights on in South Australia
Home solar and battery storage systems came to the rescue of the South Australian grid during a period of record minimum demand in October of late year, keeping the lights […]
Signs of life at new NSW solar farm, with first generation entering the grid
Genex Power’s 50MW Jemalong solar farm in central west NSW has started sending small bursts of power to the grid, after the successful energisation of the project’s transformers late last year. […]
New solar inverter standard rushed through, as AEMO pushes for tighter controls
Strict new inverter standards to control Australian rooftop solar systems, battery storage devices and electric vehicle charging could come into play as early as September this year, after being fast-tracked […]
Sun Cable 10GW project signs development agreement with NT Government
The biggest solar project in the world passes another hurdle as Sun Cable signs a development agreement with the Northern Territory Government. The proposed $22 billion project will include a […]
Call to develop 1.5GW green hydrogen hub gets “super major” response
Plans to develop a potentially massive 1.5GW renewable hydrogen production and export hub at an industrial estate north of Geraldton in Western Australia have received 65 expressions of interest – […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index – February 2021
Average residential solar system prices drop to the level of $0.89 per watt ($/W) this month on the back of several factors, including changes to the composition of the Solar […]
Home battery uptake sets record highs in Victoria
Victoria has set new records for residential battery uptake in the dying months of 2020, notching up its biggest numbers yet for installations under the state’s Solar Homes scheme and […]
AEMC fast-tracks new rules for identifying electricity system risks
The Australian Energy Market Commission has put the assessment of proposed new energy market rules on the fast track, as it works to get in front of emerging risks to […]
Solar hydrogen plant to power Queensland college, golf course, buses
Plans to power a Queensland school with renewable hydrogen, via a solar PV system and hydrogen production and storage facility, are being developed through a joint venture between Hills International […]
Tesla Powerwall 2: A complete 2021 Buyers Guide
The world-famous Elon Musk, CEO Tesla, announced an entry to the energy storage market in 2015 with the launch of the home battery product, the Tesla Powerwall. Perhaps more famous […]
Smart Energy Council secures international partner for green hydrogen certification scheme
The establishment of a certification scheme to guide the production of renewable hydrogen, ammonia and other green fuels and materials derived from green hydrogen has made important progress, with the […]
Rooftop solar market ends tricky 2020 by smashing records, surpassing 13GW total capacity
Australia’s rooftop solar market has overcome a year of massive and unprecedented disruption to chart year-on-year growth of a massive 39 per cent and record almost 3,000MW of new installations […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index – January 2021
Average residential solar system prices remain stable at the level of $0.93 per watt ($/W) this month on the back of several factors, including changes to the composition of the […]
Wind, solar and storage still cheapest by far, latest CSIRO GenCost report says
Australia’s premier science agency has found that wind and solar energy remain the cheapest sources of new electricity generation in Australia and will continue to do so through to 2050, […]
NSW clean shift makes it pin-up state for renewable investors, but grid issues linger
A survey of renewable energy industry leaders in Australia has confirmed that challenges around grid connection remain the biggest dampener on investment around the country, even as state governments roll […]
