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Aiko Launches Its Most Ruthlessly Efficient Solar Panel Yet

If you’ve only just had the most efficient residential solar panels in Australia installed on your roof, unfortunately you won’t be able to enjoy that bragging point for much longer: Aiko Solar claims to have (again) broken their own record with what they claim is the first residential panel in Australia to exceed 24% module efficiency.

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Enphase Shipped 2 Million Microinverters In Q4 2024

Enphase Energy microinverters, batteries and EV chargers

US microinverter and battery storage company Enphase Energy has announced its results for Q4 2024, and provided updates on its 4th-generation battery, IQ9 microinverters and IQ EV Charger 2.

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How To Score A Free NatHERS Home Energy Rating Assessment

NatHERS energy rating assessments for existing homes

The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) has teamed up with CSIRO for a trial providing free home energy ratings to eligible home owners and renters; carried out by trained assessors.

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Bowen Pledges Not To Meddle With Power Price News

Electricity prices: Default Market Offer (DMO) 2025/26

Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has said that unlike the previous Morrison Government in the lead-up to the last election, he won’t be interfering with the timing of electricity Default Market Offer (DMO) announcements for 2025/26.

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The Best Solar Inverters In 2025: According To Aussie Installers

The beating heart of any solar system is its inverter, and nobody knows them better than the experts who work with them daily. It’s time to announce the winners of the 2025 SolarQuotes Installers’ Choice Awards for Best Solar Inverters.

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New Commercial EV And Public Charger Grants For Tasmania

Tasmania EV and charger grants

Applications for new grants for electric delivery vans and public charging stations kick off this week in Tasmania under the state’s Deliver-E and ChargeSmart programs.

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Project Jupiter Promises Better VPP Programs In WA

Project Jupiter - WA VPP initiative

Federal funding has been announced for a project in Western Australia that will enable more owners of solar panels and home batteries to join Virtual Power Plants.

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Amber’s Charge HQ Deal: Peace At Last For Stressed EV Owners

An EV charging in a driveway

  Amber has acquired Charge HQ, in a move that could reduce the stress levels of customers trying to charge their EVs under the energy retailer’s volatile wholesale market billing system.

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Victoria’s Energy Resilience Solutions Program Complete

Solar powered energy resilience hubs in Victoria

Community buildings with solar panels, batteries and generators are providing residents in a bunch of Victorian towns a safe place to access basic services during prolonged blackouts.

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Sun Sets On Sungain Solar, Leaving Customers In The Dark

A sunset over solar panels

On December 27th, 2024, official notice was given that Perth-based solar installation company Sungain Solar had entered liquidation.  That’s a fancy way of saying they’d gone bust.  A number of their customers have been left in the lurch because they paid deposits for solar systems and now don’t know if they’ll get any of their […]

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