A bunch of new home batteries were unveiled at the RE+ trade show last week. Here’s a quick look at a few of them. [Read more…]

Employment in renewable energy globally hit 12.7 million jobs last year, and solar power accounted for more than a third of the roles. [Read more…]

South Australia’s Distributed Network Service Provider (DNSP) SA Power Networks (SAPN) has released its first- ever sustainability report containing a bunch of interesting solar-related facts and figures. [Read more…]

After community consultation, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council (QPRC) has selected five pledges as part of its participation in the Cities Power Partnership program. [Read more…]

A pioneering solar garden initiative in Australia geared towards renters and apartment-dwellers has expanded its potential “gardener” pool to several other states. [Read more…]

It’s taken just 70 working days for an application to build a solar farm in Waikato to be given an important thumbs up to proceed (with conditions). [Read more…]

Tasmania’s Government has confirmed the finance partner and program provider for its Energy Saver Loan Scheme – but not everyone is impressed. [Read more…]

A City of Hobart Councillor wants to see a solar farm established at the local tip site, for the benefit of Council and renters. [Read more…]

A 34-country survey for the World Economic Forum (WEF) found a significant amount of pessimism on the impacts of climate change, both here and abroad. [Read more…]

Image: Plains-wanderer by JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0

The habits of one of Australia’s rarest birds are being tracked with the assistance of tiny solar powered “backpacks”. [Read more…]