The growth in renewables including rooftop solar — and energy storage — continue to put downward pressure on wholesale electricity prices; even as the shift to electrification accelerates. Whether/when we’ll see that flow on to household electricity bills and by how much is another matter. [Continue reading…]
What’s known in the industry as Solar Christmas is over for another year. At each of these events we seem to have an underlying theme. It was batteries last year, and nondescript white 5kW boxes the year before.
So what was big this year? Stackable all-in-one solutions.
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PV Industries’ new solar panel recycling facility at Bankstown Airport officially opened this week, supported by funding from the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
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Thousands have converged on Melbourne to address the opportunities and growing pains of the solar battery bonanza, in the first All Energy Australia conference since the introduction of the federal rebate. The SolarQuotes team joined the fray to cover the Southern Hemisphere’s largest clean energy event, which ran over two days from October 29 to […]
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Here are two facts about home batteries: Using a home battery reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Making and installing a home battery increases greenhouse gas emissions. The good news is the first effect is much larger than the second. Pinning down how much home batteries reduce emissions isn’t easy, but I’m going to take a stab […]
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Solar cell and module manufacturer Aiko has showcased what it says is the world’s first 500 W panel under 2m² (only just) at the All Energy Australia 2025 event in Melbourne.
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Australia’s top solar installers have been recognised at the inaugural SolarQuotes Awards event at the Showtime Events Centre in Melbourne on Tuesday.
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Energy Policy WA is consulting on proposed rule changes to kick in early next year that aim to support larger and more small-scale rooftop solar and battery installations in Western Power’s service area through the implementation of flexible solar exports.
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TrinaSolar is set to offer a new generation of Vertex S+ high-power solar panels for installation on Australian residential rooftops — the dual-glass NEG9RH.28 product line.
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Electrical conduits are the tubes used to protect and route wiring. Get them wrong and you’ll make roof spaces even more unsafe than they already are. So what does good conduit work look like? Read on while we peek above the manhole.
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