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Australia leads the world in per-capita solar installations, with a diverse landscape of applications ranging from residential rooftops to vast utility-scale projects in the outback. This category highlights real-world case studies, engineering challenges, and best practices in deploying solar systems across sectors. We explore grid integration, project financing, permitting, and the rise of community solar, virtual power plants (VPPs), and microgrids. Whether it’s a suburban home in Melbourne or a solar-plus-storage project in remote Western Australia, this section tracks the practical rollout of Australia’s clean energy future.

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Markets & Policy

Neoen Australia 1.8 billion debt finance raise backs a 1.2 GW portfolio

Neoen Australia has raised a new debt financing package of $1.8 billion, which covers a 1.2 GW portfolio that includes two battery storage projects and the 440 MWp Culcairn Solar Farm.

Ev Foley

Oct 30, 2026

Applications & Installations

SgurrEnergy eyes regional office in Melbourne to expand global footprint

Renewable energy consulting and engineering firm SgurrEnergy has plans to open a regional office in Melbourne, adding to a suite of seven branches worldwide located in India, Middle East, US, Africa, China and Singapore.

Ev Foley

Oct 29, 2026

Applications & Installations

Repurposed solar panels reduce diesel fuel dependence for Indonesian village

Four employees of Singapore-headquartered Vena Energy and 20 from contractor partners have installed a 2,200 W solar station made from repurposed solar panels in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Ev Foley

Oct 29, 2026

Applications & Installations

Construction of 300 MWh Hazelwood 2 grid-forming BESS begins in Victoria

French clean energy developer and owner of Hazelwood BESS Engie, Chinese clean energy technology manufacturer Sungrow and Spanish-headquartered EPC Elecnor Australia have commenced the 300 MWh Hazelwood 2 BESS extension.

Ev Foley

Oct 29, 2026

Technology & Products

FTC Pioneer tracker design a good match for emerging module placement robotics

US-based FTC Solar has designed its Pioneer Tracker to be compatible with emerging robotics, the advent of which FTC Solar Vice President Software Andrew Morse describes as an historical opportunity for EPCs, developers, and the workforce.

Ev Foley

Oct 29, 2026

Applications & Installations

WA to legalise plug-in solar panels and batteries modelled on German standards

Western Australia has announced it is taking steps to legalise plug-in solar panels and batteries, known colloquially as ‘balcony solar’, to benefit renters and apartment dwellers.

Ev Foley

Oct 28, 2026

Technology & Products

Better bushfire smoke forecasting could improve solar farm output

Researchers from the University of New South Wales have found that smoke from major bushfires can reduce solar electricity generation by 70% at solar farms as far as 150 kilometres away.

Ev Foley

Oct 28, 2026

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Applications & Installations

Neoen signs PPA for 100 MW in Australia French power producer Neoen has agreed to provide electricity to EnergyAustralia from 100 MW of solar capacity it plans to build in New South Wales. The two companies did not disclose the terms of the deal.

pv magazine

Jul 23, 2017

Applications & Installations

Australia’s Redflow seeking AU$14.5m, shifts focus to lead-acid replacement market Australian stock exchange-listed battery maker Redflow has announced a AU$14.5 million ($11.25 million) funding round, as the Brisbane-based company takes its manufacturing base offshore and turns its attention to a market “sweet-spot” including the off-grid, telecom, commercial and industrial sectors.

pv magazine

Jul 13, 2017

Applications & Installations

One-quarter of Australian homes now have solar New data has confirmed the effects of a second rooftop solar boom taking place around Australia – driven by falling technology costs and increasingly volatile electricity prices – with nearly one quarter of all Australian households found to have invested in solar panels.

pv magazine

Jul 05, 2017

Applications & Installations

Photon Energy is developing a 316 MW PV power plant in Australia The 590-ha-project is currently undergoing several studies and procedures. Yet it is not clear when construction of the power plant will begin nor whether Photon Energy oversees installation of the panels.

pv magazine

Jul 04, 2017

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