Search Results for: council

Australia’s Leading Postcodes For Solar Installations In 2018

Australia's top solar postcodes

Image: Stocksnap

Which Australian postcodes are shaping up to have the highest number of small-scale solar power systems installed this year? Let’s see what the most recent Clean Energy Regulator data reveals. [Read more…]

4.98MW Solar Farm For Renmark, South Australia

Solar farm for Renmark

Image: Akuo Energy

France-based Akuo Energy will invest $12 million in the Jane Eliza Solar Farm, to be built in South Australia’s Renmark Paringa Council area. [Read more…]

Energy Minister Angus Taylor Warns On Home Solar Power Safety

Angus Taylor - home solar power safety

Angus Taylor via Facebook

Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor and The Australian have created a stir, indicating that a large number of rooftop solar installations across the country may be unsafe. [Read more…]

More NSW Large-Scale Solar, Energy Minister Takes On Taylor

Large-scale solar energy in New South Wales

Image: skeeze

NSW Department Of Planning & Environment appears to be pulling out all the stops, squeezing in some more large-scale solar approvals before the holiday week. Meanwhile, NSW Energy Minister Don Harwin has taken on the Federal Government regarding its climate and energy policy approach. [Read more…]

GCL Solar Panels Struck From CEC Approved Products List

GCL solar panels

Australia’s Clean Energy Council has announced all GCL System Integration solar panel models will be removed from its Approved Products List today. [Read more…]

Approval Granted For $262 Million Suntop Solar Farm

Suntop solar farm

Suntop Solar Farm is the second large-scale PV project to be given the green light by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment this week.  [Read more…]

NSW Large-Scale Solar Energy Guideline Published

NSW Large Scale Solar Energy Guideline

The New South Wales Government released its Large-Scale Solar Energy Guideline yesterday, which it says puts farmer and resident needs “front and centre”. [Read more…]

$5M Rooftop Solar Roll Out For NT Schools To Commence

Solar schools - Northern Territory

Image: Hans

The Northern Territory’s government has announced the first round of schools that will soon have solar panels installed. [Read more…]

NSW Energy Minister Spruiks Renewables Achievements

Wind and solar power in New South Wales

Image: NSW Energy

New South Wales’ Minister for Energy and Utilities Don Harwin outlined renewable energy progress in the state at the NSW Smart Energy Summit on Tuesday. [Read more…]

Alpha ESS Battery Review: Everything You Need To Know About The Storion-SMILE

Alpha ESS Battery Review

The Alpha ESS Storion SMILE battery is the second battery eligible for the SA Battery ‘rebate’. But is it worth considering?

Update: SQ’s in-house installer, Anthony, has more recently written about the Alpha ESS SMILE5 battery here.

Alpha ESS is a Chinese manufacturer of home battery systems.  Because they have promised to do some assembly in Adelaide they are now the second company eligible to receive South Australia’s substantial home battery subsidy, as reported by Michael here. More batteries will become eligible in January. [Read more…]

Get the latest solar, battery and EV charger news straight to your inbox every Tuesday