A team at Charles Darwin University will test the ability for solar and battery inverters to provide “essential support services” to the Alice Springs grid.
Alice Springs tests potential for remote control of home solar and batteries
Rooftop PV
WA simulates two-way electricity market in milestone for Project Symphony
Western Australia’s Project Symphony notches up major milestone on the road to integrating and optimising the state’s huge rooftop solar resource.
Intellihub targets gigawatts of behind the meter capacity with GreenSync buy
Brookfield-backed smart meter business acquires Melbourne specialist to unlock gigawatts of behind the meter technology.
Greens pledge billions in loans and grants to boost battery uptake and get homes off gas
Greens outline grants and loans scheme to boost uptake of rooftop solar and battery storage and encourage customers to get off gas.
Bad for coal and good for consumers: Leading rooftop PV critic shifts his views
A former critic of incentives to drive household solar has now described Queensland’s world-leading installations as “welfare enhancing.”
Some households lose 20 per cent of their solar output from grid curtailment
New study shines a light on the problem of rooftop solar curtailment and how some households are being affected by it much more than others.
Global rooftop solar installations to double by 2025 to nearly 100GW a year
New analysis by Rystad Energy predicts global rooftop solar PV installations will surge to 95GW a year by 2025.
“Don’t walk away from the solar industry:” Opportunities ahead for rooftop PV, says analyst
Appeal to Australian rooftop solar installers, spooked by forecasts of a contracting market and global supply-chain problems, to stay in the business.
WA switches on rooftop solar switch-off rules, sparks call for faster grid reform
WA becomes Australia’s second state where AEMO can remotely switch off residential rooftop solar systems to keep the grid stable. But did it have to be this way?
Stunning solar milestone as Australia passes 25GW mark
Australia quietly passes major solar milestone, notching up 25GW of installed capacity in 2021 – more PV per capita than anywhere else in the world.
