A proposed $80 million solar farm project for Karrabin recently received the go-ahead from Queensland’s Ipswich City Council. [Read more…]

Another interesting new solar panel to watch for in Australia in the months ahead is Hyundai’s HiE-S350SG – a 350 watt shingle cell module designed for the home and commercial market. [Read more…]

SunPower spinoff Maxeon Solar Technologies and Enphase Energy have announced a strategic partnership that could see Maxeon AC solar panels on Australia’s shores as early as towards the end of this year. [Read more…]

A new solar panel installation on the rooftop of an aquatic centre has taken Logan City Council’s total solar panel capacity to more than 1,000kW. More is on the way. [Read more…]

McCain Foods Australia has announced construction of what it says is Australia’s largest “behind-the-meter” renewable energy system at its manufacturing facility in Ballarat, Victoria. [Read more…]

While solar power sales and installations are continuing in Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire, Solar Victoria is taking a particularly dim view of door-to-door sales activity in the state – for pretty obvious reasons. [Read more…]

Backed by funding from the U.S Army Research Office, researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a super-wicking and super-light-absorbing material that can be used for accelerated water evaporation and purification. [Read more…]

The nature of some proposed regulatory changes to create “smarter homes” in South Australia have been met with criticism from both the CEC and Smart Energy Council. [Read more…]

A public display of printed solar panels at Lane Cove in Sydney will help bring the technology closer to commercialisation. [Read more…]

A five-year trial of community battery storage in was launched in Margaret River on Saturday involving a Tesla Powerpack system. [Read more…]