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            Labor pledge An election policy from the state opposition would provide a boost to rooftop solar and see more clean energy shipped to the mainland Climate Home News is one of the world’s most trusted independent sources of...

I’ve been publishing thoughts on the solar industry since 2009. And since Tesla announced their Powerwall battery to great media hype in May 2015, a lot of those thoughts have concerned batteries. Unfortunately, a lot of the facts I’ve published about batteries, their...

Voltage limits for Queensland’s electricity networks are set to change, bringing the state into line with Australian Standard (AS) 60038 and international best practice. This will enable more solar power systems to be installed – and with less red tape. Queensland’s...

The Victorian Government yesterday announced projects sharing in $4.3 million in Climate Change Innovation grants, among which were a few relating to solar energy. The grants are designed to support Victorian organisations in the development of innovative solutions to...

Solar installers and households/businesses on Queensland’s legacy 44c solar feed in tariff (Solar Bonus Scheme) should be aware of pending changes to the scheme. Queenslanders that applied to install rooftop solar power systems before the 10th of July 2012 were...

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill says if Labor is re-elected, it will boost the state’s Renewable Energy Target to 75 per cent by 2025. South Australia’s current target is 50% by 2025, but the state is way ahead on achieving that goal – already starting to bump...

2017 has been a year of records for Australian solar power, and the year's not even finished yet. Here are some of the highlights of the 10 records that have been broken in 2017 (some of them multiple times): Before we do, if you don't already subscribe to...

As more battery makers enter Australia to get a bit of the action, Chinese giant BYD has found traction especially with consumers who just want to get off the grid. It’s been a busy year in battery storage but good business attracts more participants and that’s what’s...

A 2018 National Federation Awards Winner Queensland’s Sunshine Coast Solar Farm was announced the winner of the Environmental Leadership and Sustainability category at the National Federation Awards last Thursday. The National Federation Awards are run...