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The latest news, views and projects from Australia’s solar energy industry, exploring technologies, policies and their impact on the broader energy industry
Preparing Melbourne’s electricity network for the solar future
Energy Journalist, , Features, Networks, Solar, 0by Jordan Oliver, Media and Public Affairs, United Energy Voltage management has always been a key focus for electricity...
Solar outshines coal with new records for net-zero energy
John Thompson, , News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has observed record production of renewable energy, with rooftop solar at times representing...
Crowdfunding consumers driving clean energy investment
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Features, Renewable Energy, Solar, 1Australia’s 2022 federal election was colloquially named the ‘climate change election’. With the Australian Labor Party, as well as...
Update for large-scale solar project guidelines
Rebecca Todesco, , News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 1The NSW Government has released revisions to its Large-Scale Solar Energy Guidelines which include guidance on key issues such...
Australia’s largest solar farm reaches vital turning point
Rebecca Todesco, , Energy Efficiency, News, Solar, Spotlight, 0In a major breakthrough, Australia’s largest solar farm under construction – the Western Downs Green Power Hub (WDGPH) –...
Investment stage reached for SunCable’s AAPowerLink
Holly Tancredi, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Infrastructure Australia has announced that SunCable’s Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink) has met all requirements of the Infrastructure Priority list and...
The Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) is set to receive up to $45 million in funding from the...
NSW allocates $1.2 billion to fast-track REZs
Mikayla Bridge, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, 0The New South Wales 2022-23 Budget is allotting $1.2 billion to fast-track the construction of Renewable Energy Zones (REZs)...
100 standalone power systems across WA
Annabelle Powell, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, 0Western Australia has reached a milestone, with 100 standalone power systems now deployed across the state’s main electricity grid,...
Solar upgrades for 30,000 NSW households
Stephanie Nestor, , Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, 030,000 New South Wales households are set to gain access to solar or energy-saving appliance upgrades under the $128...
Site selected for new neighbourhood battery in Melbourne
Stephanie Nestor, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Solar, 0A site has been selected in Melbourne’s Western Suburbs for the development of a neighbourhood battery on Powercor’s network,...
Virtual power plant to be developed in NT
Stephanie Nestor, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Alice Springs Future Grid is set to develop the Solar Connect Virtual Power Plant (VPP) that will link solar...
AusNet to connect Glenrowan Solar Farm to grid
Stephanie Nestor, , Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0AusNet Services has been appointed to connect the 125MW Glenrowan Solar Farm in Victoria’s northeast to the grid. When...
From the Northern Territory to Singapore: the Australia-Asia PowerLink
Holly Tancredi, , Electricity, Features, Solar, 1The $30 billion Australia-Asia PowerLink will include the world’s largest solar farm and battery storage facility, as well as...
Cities go solar and fight climate change
Holly Tancredi, , News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The City of Greater Bendigo in Victoria and Stirling in Western Australia are tackling climate change by investing in...
NT facility to test solar inverters
Mikayla Bridge, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Alice Springs Future Grid project has partnered with Charles Darwin University (CDU) to test the capacity of solar...
Held on 11–13 May, Intersolar Europe 2022, the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry, highlighted some of the...
Largest solar, battery and VPP trial for schools announced
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Dozens of schools in New South Wales will take part in Australia’s largest school-based trial of solar, battery energy...
Additional clean energy funding for WA schools
Stephanie Nestor, , News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The second round of Western Australia’s clean energy funding program is now open for schools to apply for solar...
$300 million in VIC 2022/23 Budget for energy
Stephanie Nestor, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Victorian Government has released its 2022/23 Budget, with $300 million allocated for energy initiatives. As part of the...
The Victorian Government has expanded the eligibility as part of its $1.3 billion Solar Homes program. Victorians, who have...
Antaisolar supplied ground-mounted system for a 14MW solar plant in Japan
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sponsored Editorial, 0The recently completed 14MW solar plant located in Fukushima Japan, utilised Antaisolar’s aluminum ground mounting system. As it’s shown...
Free solar training introduced in VIC
Stephanie Nestor, , News, Safety and Training, Solar, Spotlight, 0To support Victoria’s growing demand for solar installation, training for solar workers has been expanded as part of the...
VIC renewable power hubs deliver regional savings
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Victorian Government has announced the cost and energy savings delivered to communities and businesses by its seven Community...
Solar farm purchase advances renewable hydrogen in WA
Stephanie Nestor, , Hydrogen, News, Projects, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Western Australian Government has announced that a renewable hydrogen company has purchased the Northam Solar Farm as part...
QLD building reforms to enable more home solar installations
Stephanie Nestor, , Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Queensland Government has proposed reforms intended to help both homeowners and the building industry by making it safer...
2021 breaks renewables, carbon offset records
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Batteries & Storage, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 0A new report has highlighted record-breaking trends in Australia’s renewable energy growth and carbon offsets in 2021. The Clean...
by Stephanie Bond-Hutkin, Australian PV Institute (APVI) The rapid uptake of electric vehicles around the world has enormous potential...
Report: AER incentive schemes a win for customers
Mikayla Bridge, , News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0An independent report has shown a $1,4666 benefit to customers from the Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER)’s incentive schemes’ operation...
Farewell, Liddell: AGL’s renewable pledge
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