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Rebate “frenzy” shatters records for home batteries – and doubles year-on-year rooftop solar growth

Rebate “frenzy” shatters records for home batteries – and doubles year-on-year rooftop solar growth

Home battery installations shatter records in April, including a stunning new high for NSW and record volumes of new rooftop solar capacity across the country.
Developers win planning tick to double up on standalone battery with neighbouring solar hybrid project

Developers win planning tick to double up on standalone battery with neighbouring solar hybrid project

Planning approval recommended for a new solar and battery hybrid project next door to a standalone battery that is currently being built outside wheatbelt town.
Australia’s biggest solar project to be built in chunks to manage increase in negative prices

Australia’s biggest solar project to be built in chunks to manage increase in negative prices

Australia’s biggest solar project likely to be rolled out in smaller chunks because of the impact of negative wholesale prices, and despite plans for a big battery.
Renewable energy retailer signs deal with small solar and battery hybrid to supply recycling facility

Renewable energy retailer signs deal with small solar and battery hybrid to supply recycling facility

Renewable energy retailer signs deal with small solar and battery hybrid facility to supply company specialising in organic recycling.
Why Australia’s biggest isolated grid now leads rest of country in race to reach 80 pct renewables

Why Australia’s biggest isolated grid now leads rest of country in race to reach 80 pct renewables

Australia may struggle to reach 82 pct renewables by 2030, but its biggest isolated grid now looks very much on course – thanks to government ownership.
Record battery output, big winds push monthly gas generation to lowest level in more than two decades

Record battery output, big winds push monthly gas generation to lowest level in more than two decades

Queensland tops charts for wind, solar and battery output in April and helps push monthly gas generation to its lowest monthly level in more than two decades.
Aussie researchers harness AI to help unlock “cheap, scalable, non-toxic” solar recycling

Aussie researchers harness AI to help unlock “cheap, scalable, non-toxic” solar recycling

As Australia’s love for solar threatens to pile into a serious waste stream, researchers are turning to AI to extract more value from retired panels.
EPBC waves through two new big battery projects, including robot-ready, concrete-free solar hybrid

EPBC waves through two new big battery projects, including robot-ready, concrete-free solar hybrid

Two new big battery projects waved through EPBC, including one solar hybrid that will not require concrete footings and can be installed easily by robots.