From rooftops in Queensland’s Hervey Bay to communities in Nigeria – how unwanted solar panels from Australia are getting a second life overseas. [Read more…]

See inside the Australian factory producing what’s widely regarded as the world’s best off-grid inverters – Selectronic – and pick up some valuable tips on battery inverter selection. [Read more…]

A South Australian family is living the dream in Strathalbyn in their off-grid solar powered home without skimping on the mod cons. And it worked out cheaper than connecting to the mains grid. [Read more…]

The best time to buy a solar power system is usually right now; and perhaps even more so currently. Here’s why. [Read more…]

Port Stephens Mayor Ryan Palmer’s Notice of Motion to commit Council to carbon neutrality by 2025 has been given the thumbs up by his peers. [Read more…]

The 2021 Climate Of A Nation poll found the vast majority of Australians again ranked solar power among their top three preferred energy sources. As for coal, well … [Read more…]

There’s a community just outside Melbourne in Victoria, Australia that has been living off-grid for decades. It’s home to off-grid solar guru Glen Morris, who shows us around his impressive Smart Energy Lab. [Read more…]

Queensland-based RedEarth Energy Storage has another $12 million in its kit to take it through to the ASX listing the company is aiming to achieve next year. [Read more…]

The Links (sans solar panels)

Enphase IQ 7+ microinverters are to be used in a private solar-powered grid network for a retirement village on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. [Read more…]

The pedigree of solar panel manufacturer REC just became even more interesting, with the company acquired by an India-based firm. [Read more…]