Deakin puts peer-to-peer trading of excess solar to test
Researchers at Deakin University have launched a first-of-its-kind project exploring how Australian households and small businesses with solar and or battery systems can sell their excess clean energy to others without the technology.
Regulator suspends solar installer after criminal conviction
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has permanently suspended the registration of a solar installation company and slapped an accredited installer with a three-month ban following their criminal convictions in a Western Australian Court.
Rooftop installs rebound but battery program takes bite
Australia’s rooftop solar market has climbed by 6% in the past month with the latest data revealing that 235 MW of small-scale rooftop PV capacity was installed on household and business roofs across the country in May 2025.
1Komma5° unveils VPP ready solar and battery solution
German home energy and electrification company 1Komma5° has unveiled a residential energy ecosystem for the Australian market including solar panels, hybrid inverter, and the brand’s intelligent battery energy storage solution.
Solavita launches 30-50 kW hybrid inverter series
Chinese inverter maker Solavita says its new hybrid inverter series offers high PV oversizing, multi-port battery integration, and grid-smart controls to meet growing demand for scalable solar-plus-storage in commercial and industrial, and large residential markets.
RedEarth teams with global partners to build microgrid-in-a-box system
Queensland battery solutions provider RedEarth Energy Storage has announced an international partnership that will see it jointly develop a ‘world first’ integrated hardware and energy management system that combines solar, storage, and bidirectional electric vehicle charging capabilities in a single unit.
Endeavour Energy community battery program switches on two new projects
Two New South Wales community batteries have been switched on in outer western Sydney suburbs, to enable 140 local residents access to renewable energy, whether they have solar or not, are home owners, renters or live in an apartment.
New South Wales flat-rate solar feed-in tariff set for 2025-26
New South Wales has published it’s solar feed-in tariff benchmarks, showing electricity consumers can expect to receive a flat-rate solar feed-in tariff between 4.8 and 7.3 c / kWh from their retailer for solar electricity exported to the grid in 2025-26.
Big batteries supercharge 2025’s first quarter adding 1.5 GW storage capacity
To the tune of $2.4 billion, six utility-scale battery storage projects reached financial close in the first quarter of 2025 kickstarting the year with 1.5 GW of storage capacity and 5 GWh of energy output.
ACCC drafts proposed national emergency backstop mechanism
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has drafted a determination proposing to grant authorisation to selected distribution network service providers for the procurement and implementation of a national ‘public key infrastructure’ service, or emergency backstop mechanis.
