InSight’s Solar Panels Operational

NASA's solar powered InSight lander

Image: NASA

Things are looking good for NASA’s InSight lander – its solar panels were successfully deployed just hours after landing on Mars. [Read more…]

PM Morrison Admonishes School Strike 4 Climate Action

School Strike For Climate Action

Image: School Strike 4 Climate Action via Facebook

Thousands of Australian school students may ditch school on Friday and head to parliament to protest lack of action on climate change and renewable energy. [Read more…]

Utility Scale Solar A Bright Spot For SMA In Australia

SMA inverters - solar power in Australia

SMA Solar Technology AG says the company will have commissioned 1.8GW of solar inverter capacity associated with utility scale projects in Australia this year.  [Read more…]

Recent Redflow Energy Storage News

Redflow ZCell and ZBM2 battery storage

Australia’s Redflow has signed a supply deal in Victoria for 32 of its ZBM2 batteries, and is working towards ZCell’s inclusion under South Australia’s Home Battery Scheme.  [Read more…]

More Sunny Days Ahead For Home Solar Power In Victoria

Andrews Labor Govvernment and solar power

Image: Daniel Andrews | Via Facebook

With Labor to remain at the helm in Victoria, it now has solar power and other renewable energy commitments to make good on. [Read more…]

TAFE SA To Train Sonnen Battery Installers

Sonnen battery installation training

TAFE SA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with German battery maker Sonnen to be the preferred accredited training partner of Sonnen solar battery installers. [Read more…]

Study: NSW Coal Power To Kill Thousands

NSW Coal Power Kills

A new report claims air pollution created by coal-fired power stations in New South Wales causes hundreds of premature deaths in the state every year. [Read more…]

Tasmania Solar Feed-In Tariff Review Completed

Tasmania solar feed in tariff review

The results of the Tasmanian Government’s review of the state’s solar feed-in tariffs will be of particular interest to those still on the generous 1:1 premium Transitional FiT. [Read more…]

“World-First” Energy Storage System At Monash University Operational

RedT hybrid energy storage
A 1 MWh vanadium flow / lithium-ion hybrid energy storage system is now operational at Monash University’s Clayton campus in Melbourne. [Read more…]

Green Light For 1.5GW Solar + 500MW Battery Storage Project In Queensland

Sunshine Energy solar + battery project

A development application for a 1,500MW solar farm boasting 500MW of battery storage1 has been given the go-ahead by Queensland’s Somerset Council. [Read more…]

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