Solar
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New battery technologies tested at regional WA microgrids
Horizon Power, Western Australia’s regional energy provider, will install and trial Redflow’s zinc-bromine flow battery (100kW/400kWh) and BASF’s sodium sulphur battery (250kW/1,450kWh) on Western Australian microgrids ... -
Bundaberg solar farm acquires extreme weather tracker
A 100MW Bundaberg solar farm will be supplied with Infinity, a tracking technology in what will amount to the country’s highest wind speed design tracker yet ... -
Calls for Federal funding of EELS could lead to more renewable installations
The Federal Government has been called to fund the Electrify Everything Loan Scheme (EELS), a loan proposal developed by Rewiring Australia market transformation manager Francis Vierboom. ... -
CER appoints SAA as accreditation scheme operator
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has appointed Solar Accreditation Australia (SAA) as the new accreditation scheme operator for rooftop solar installers and designers under the Small-scale ... -
Queensland to amend electrical safety laws
The Queensland Government intends to significantly strengthen the state’s electrical safety laws following a 2023 review of Queensland’s Electrical Safety Act 2002. The review and subsequent ... -
Roadmap provides a pathway for domestic solar manufacturing
An industry roadmap for domestic solar manufacturing supported by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) outlines a credible pathway for Australia to build domestic supply chains ... -
Residential solar installations hit near-record year in 2023
Solar power has hit a near-record year for residential installations with Australian rooftop solar power systems installing 11% faster in 2023 than in 2022. In the ...