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Commercial Solar PV Price Index: September 2015
Average commercial solar PV system prices for September were slightly lower than those from August. Commercial solar system prices (10kW-100kW) All prices in the tables below are include incentives available […]
Solar Analytics independent monitoring
Although there are now well over 1 million households in Australia with solar PV systems, only around 1% of them have any sort of performance monitoring equipment in place. This […]
10% of ACT’s electricity demand to be met by solar by 2020
A new report has predicted that the ACT could source nearly 10 per cent of its overall electricity demand from rooftop solar within the next few years. The report compiled […]
China could raise 2020 solar target by 50GW to 150GW – necessitating 20GW of new solar per year
Reports from China suggest the country could lift its 2020 solar target from 100GW to 150GW, meaning more than 20GW of solar would need to be added in each year […]
Battery storage options are growing: What products are out there?
In this article we take a look at some of the product options that are available here in Australia as well as elsewhere globally. With a list of all of […]
WA Aboriginal corporation goes off-grid with 100kW solar + 70kWh storage
A WA not-for-profit that provides essential services to remote Aboriginal communities in the Pilbara has successfully gone off-grid, after installing a 100kW solar plant with 70kWh of battery storage. The […]
Could Turnbull follow the pro-solar example set by WA energy minister Nahan?
If new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull needs guidance on how to get his more conservative Coalition members to embrace change in the energy market, he might use the example of […]
Alinta decides solar thermal plant plans not feasible for Port Augusta, SA
Alinta Energy has revealed it will not replace its ageing brown coal generators at Port Augusta with a solar tower and storage power station, after declaring the idea financially unviable. […]
Complete phase-out of fossil fuels feasible by 2050: GreenPeace report
A new report has reinforced the view that there are no major economic or technical barriers to shifting the world to 100 per cent renewable energy; nor to the complete […]
Robotic solar tracker startup QBotix closes shop
A US startup that promised to revolutionise the solar tracking industry with a robot-controlled sun-tracking system has apparently shuttered its operations. According to Greentech Media. QBotix CEO Mike Miskovsky confirmed that […]
Could Aussie homes find it more economical to go off-grid? New analysis suggests ‘yes’
In the emerging new energy landscape, the idea that a large number of households could quit the grid altogether, using rooftop solar and battery storage, is still considered an unlikely […]
Aquion’s saltwater batteries compete with lead acid & lithium ion on cost, performance
Aquion Energy is the first company in the world to commercialise a modern saltwater battery for residential, commercial and industrial applications. Aqueon’s aqueous hybrid ion (AHI) technology is one of […]
SMA’s residential energy storage solutions in Australia
SMA is one of the largest inverter manufacturers in the world and have more inverters installed in Australia than any other brand. The company currently offers two energy storage solutions […]
Tesla fast-tracks Powerwall for Aussie market – first delivieries in late 2015
The arrival of Tesla’s Powerwall battery storage unit in Australia over the next few months will herald the biggest challenge to Australia’s electricity industry for decades. Tesla announced last Thursday […]
Aus energy storage industry will be booming by 2025: Energeia report
Australian households could be installing battery storage systems at a rate of 55,000 a year within just 10 years, a new report has found. The report, Sound and Fury – […]
Why a telco chose Imergy’s flow batteries: Q&A with CoverTel
The number of battery energy storage solution providers in Australia is growing, and as it does so does the range of battery technology options available to homes, businesses and industry. […]
Labor’s 50% renewables target would require $80b in investment: UBS
Federal Labor’s proposed 50 per cent renewable energy target for Australia by 2030 would require around $80 billion in investment, much of which would need to be spent anyway, a […]
Solar Choice brokers 60kW solar system for Robinson Community College in Broken Hill, NSW
Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 60kW solar PV system for Robinson Community College in Broken Hill, NSW. Earlier this year, Solar Choice was contacted by a ‘solar facilitator’ representing the college […]
Mass adoption of battery storage only 5 years away, predicts UBS
A new report has predicted that the point of “mass adoption” of household battery storage could arrive in Australia as soon as 2020, at which time the payback period for […]
Solar Choice brokers 100kW solar system for Hume Doors & Timber in Perth
Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 100kW solar PV system for Hume Doors & Timber’s location in Perth, WA. Hume’s IT manager initially approached Solar Choice in November 2013 with the aim of […]
Bulli Creek Solar Farm in Ecogeneration magazine
Australia’s Ecogeneration Magazine has published an informative article about Solar Choice’s 2GW Bulli Creek Solar Farm. The piece, printed in the publication’s October edition, covers the project’s journey since the […]
Trina’s DUOMAX: Durability & reliability in a frameless module
Solar panel manufacturer Trina has introduced a first-of-kind, frameless solar module with a double layer of glass. Thanks to its engineered safety, durability and reliability, the DUOMAX is an excellent […]
Australia has a new PM: What’s in store for solar?
Malcolm Turnbull is now ensconced as the 29th Prime Minister of Australia after besting Tony Abbott in a dramatic showdown whose similarities to the travails of the previous Labor government […]
Solar Choice brokers 100kW solar array for SlumberCare in Darwin, NT
Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 100kW solar PV system for Australian mattress manufacturer SlumberCare in Darwin, NT. SlumberCare first approached Solar Choice for an impartial look at the market […]
Solar Choice brokers 100kW solar system for Muswellbrook Workers Club
Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 100kW solar PV system for Muswellbrook Workers Club in NSW’s Hunter Valley. The project began in 2013 under round 2 of the Solar in […]
Imergy’s vanadium flow batteries in Australia
December 2023 Update: Imergy’s website is no longer operational and their batteries are not listed on the Clean Energy Council approved product list. Now available in Australia, PNG and the […]
Solar installation numbers for August lowest since 2010: Sunwiz
Australia’s rooftop solar market has charted the worst August in five years, down 10 per cent on the same period a year ago, according to leading research house SunWiz. New […]
QLD government aims to turn Sunshine State into Solar State
Queensland’s state Labor government says it has increased the capacity of its large scale solar auction to 60MW from 40MW as it seeks to accelerate the transition from the “sunshine […]
Australia will have 50GW of solar by 2040 – most of it ‘behind the meter’
Australia will have more than 50GW of installed solar capacity by 2040, according to a new forecast by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, and more than half of this capacity will […]
Residential solar PV price index – September 2015
Solar system prices fell on average between August and September, but there was significant variation between cities, especially among the smaller system sizes (1.5kW and 2kW). The rise in average […]
