A woman living in Sydney’s inner western suburbs is aiming for grid independence. She has taken the first steps towards this goal by upgrading existing solar panels and adding a 7 kWh home battery. Gayle Adams bought the $18,000 system through the Inner West Community Energy group. She has calculated that the 5.6 kW solar installation […]
Greentech Media has held its fifth annual Energy Storage Summit in San Francisco, and made big renewable energy predictions for 2019. One was that battery-backed solar installations will break records in 2019. The summit brings together innovators, storage experts, financiers and other industry professionals for presentations, discussions and networking. At the opening presentation, industry leader […]
Federal MP for Eden-Monaro Mike Kelly says 80 per cent of voters in his electorate put a “renewable future” on their Christmas wish list. As the Labor member for the NSW South Coast electorate, Kelly says the Coalition is “completely paralysed” on energy policy. Liberal candidate Dr Fiona Kotvojs also confirmed voters are most concerned about […]
Energy price comparison site WATTever has produced a report featuring a solar feed-in tariff comparison of energy retailers across Australia. A solar feed-in tariff or FiT refers to how much you are paid per kWh of electricity when you export excess energy from your solar installation to the grid. A FiT means that as well […]
Katherine High School will get a rooftop solar installation as part of the Northern Territory government’s renewable energy plan, the Katherine Times reports. The rooftop solar installation forms part of the NT government’s $5 million Rooftop Solar in Schools program. So far, in Round One of the program, ten schools have received $1.5 million in […]
The national energy regulator wants to stabilise Western Australia’s electricity grid by controlling the state’s home solar panel output. One in four homes in Western Australia now has a rooftop solar installation. As a result, solar energy is flooding the grid and even causing over-supply at times, particularly during the day. In the case of household solar, […]
Australia’s booming renewable and storage industry has blown away previous records, with new data showing investment in the renewable projects sector reaching $20 billion in 2018. There are a staggering 83 renewable projects currently in construction (or due to start construction soon) across Australia. It’s the value of these committed projects which have delivered the […]
An innovative bulk-buy solar scheme is helping low-income residents in the South Australian town of Port Pirie buy solar power systems. The program was set up by the area’s local government authorities. Port Pirie Regional Council wanted a home solar installation that residents of the area could pay off over four years at no more […]
Origin Energy has paused its large-scale renewable investment strategy, citing threatened energy market interventions by the Morrison Government. As reported by the Australian Financial Review, Origin is reacting to a lack of coherent energy policy and threats to control the energy market by divesting energy assets. Origin says this makes it hard for the retailer to […]
The Australian driving public has a new electric vehicle on the market to review and test drive. Retailing at around $50,000, it’s the cheapest electric car in the country. The Korean made Hyundai IONIQ electric vehicle paves the way for a new generation of comfortable and affordable Australian EVs. According to the respected Motoring magazine, the […]