The latest AEMO quarterly report published on Tuesday indicates average wholesale electricity prices for the first quarter of this year dropped significantly in most NEM regions. But relief in power bills won’t match, and in some cases they could continue to rise. [Read more…]

The CEO of microinverter and energy storage firm Enphase believes the company is beginning to climb out of “the bottom”, and should get back to growth shortly. [Read more…]

We often hear from Australians lamenting the lack of local solar manufacturing. The Solar Sunshot initiative is aiming to change that. [Read more…]

Western Australia’s Derby Regional Hospital is looking forward to much cheaper electricity bills thanks to a newly installed commercial solar power system. [Read more…]

It’s official – an Australian design rule to make new electric vehicles safer will come into play from November 2025. [Read more…]

When you think of Range Rovers, the words “eco-friendly” and “sustainable” probably don’t immediately come to mind. [Read more…]

New battery tech could charge an EV in the time it takes to fill with petrol.

Researchers at Cornell University claim their new lithium battery design is capable of fully charging an EV in less than five minutes. [Read more…]

Less than two months after setting a 33.9% efficiency record for crystalline silicon-perovskite (CSP) tandem cells, LONGi is back with another record claim. [Read more…]

Trina solar panels installed by Clean Earth Solar.

Trina Solar has beefed up its channel arrangement with Aussie distributor Solar Juice, with the two outfits signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to bring 1GW of Trina’s Vertex modules into Australia over three years. [Read more…]

A pair of Powerwalls in Toowoomba, QLD. (Installation Credit: Green Solar)

Update 12 Feb 2024: The Queensland Battery Rebate is live.

Update 24 Apr 2024: The Battery Booster Program will end at 11:59 pm on 8 May 2024.

With the resignation of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk providing a first-rate distraction, Queensland last week joined the ranks of Australian states supporting home solar battery storage with a rebate program. [Read more…]