Australia’s Climate Council says $42 billion of private investment and around 100,000 jobs in renewable energy could be created through the implementation of a Renewable Energy Storage Target (REST). [Read more…]

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has estimated how much rooftop solar will be installed in Australia this year. All things considered, it’s a pretty impressive number. [Read more…]

Some South Australian solar owners may see their systems remotely shut down at times again today as work continues on electricity infrastructure repairs after Saturday’s storms. [Read more…]

Will this be the home battery that changes the world? Amptricity seems to think so, and is now taking pre-orders in the USA for its solid-state offerings. [Read more…]

Shoalhaven, Kiama and Shellharbour councils have struck a deal that will provide renewables-generated electricity offsets starting next year. [Read more…]

Solar panel manufacturing goliath JinkoSolar says it is more than halfway towards reaching a commitment to power all its operations with renewables-based electricity. [Read more…]

In the wake of damage wreaked by storms in South Australia on Saturday, some solar owners in areas not impacted by blackouts saw their systems shut down as electricity powers-that-be struggled to get on top of the situation. This may continue for a few days yet. Find out what’s happening and why. [Read more…]

Arnott’s Group has inked a deal with CleanPeak Energy that will see the iconic biscuit maker’s manufacturing facility in Sydney transition to 100% renewable energy for its electricity needs. [Read more…]

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews yesterday pledged to spend a bunch of bucks on neighbourhood batteries if Labor is returned to power. He also revealed his own rooftop solar status. [Read more…]

NSW’s Upper Lachlan Shire Council (ULSC) has jumped into solar power with the installation of a ground-mount system at the Crookwell water treatment plant. [Read more…]