Author: Energy Matters

Australia’s first solar photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage demonstration facility will be constructed at Bungendore in New South Wales.

Hanwha SolarOne is the latest solar panel manufacturer to set its sights on combining its products with energy storage systems for residential applications.

How does your electricity consumption stack up against other households in your area? A new online tool provided by the Australian Government shows you.

The European Union, Australia and China share the 6th spot in the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) first International Energy Efficiency Scorecard.

Plug-in grid connect solar inverters have begun appearing in Australia – so what are they, how do they work and should you use one?

It’s a good thing solar panel installations on rooftops throughout Victoria are still cranking clean electricity as Yallourn Power Station continues to be plagued by issues related to flooding.

The wholesale cost of electricity in Australia can change every 5 minutes – and dramatically. Home solar power systems are increasingly playing a role in softening the impact of wild upward swings.

A toll highway in Denver has become a clean energy powerhouse.

According to the International Energy Agency, solar energy could account for approximately 16% of the world’s total low-temperature heating and cooling requirements by the middle of the century.

According to Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), if all the solar panels currently in service in Germany were installed in Australia, they would generate a quarter of our electricity demand.