Trucking giant turns to solar and battery storage to accelerate EV shift
Western Australian transport and logistics giant Centurion is building a fully integrated off-grid energy system including rooftop solar and on-site battery energy storage to help accelerate its shift to electric vehicles.
Court reinstates suspension for rooftop solar certificate trading platform
The Clean Energy Regulator’s decision to suspend online trading platform Greenbot from participating in the Australian government’s rooftop solar rebate scheme has been reinstated by the Federal Court.
Trina Solar claims 25.9% efficiency for large-area industrial TOPCon solar cells
The Chinese manufacturer said the result was confirmed by Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin.
Solar Quotes founder tips Origin acquisition to boost rooftop rollout
Solar Quotes founder Finn Peacock expects Origin Energy’s acquisition of the solar installation comparison service will accelerate the rollout of rooftop PV in Australia and the electrification of the nation’s energy system.
Indonesia’s installed solar capacity surpasses 700 MW
The Institute for Essential Services Reform says Indonesia’s solar industry has faced a downturn over the past two years, but policy reforms should accelerate solar deployment in the coming years. The think tank’s latest report states that 16.92 GW of projects are currently in the pipeline across the country.
Rooftop solar drives up ambient temperatures in urban centres: study
A University of New South Wales, Sydney study, in collaboration with the University of Calcutta, India, has found urban rooftop solar installations can raise daytime temperatures in a given area by up to 1.9 degrees, and lower them at night by up to 0.8 degrees.
CSIRO and Essential Energy to trial vehicle-to-grid tech
New South Wales distributed network service provider Essential Energy and Australia’s national science agency CSIRO have partnered to investigate how vehicle-to-grid technology can be best integrated as part of a wider home energy management system and support the energy system of the future.
Home solar and battery installs wanted by most Australian households: survey
A new household energy survey suggests 68% of home and property owners would spend up to $10,000 on rooftop solar and residential battery installation costs if it meant they could save $2,000 a year on bills.
Investment giants advance move into APAC renewables market
Global investment firm Patrizia and Japanese trading and investment giant Mitsui have continued their push into the Asia Pacific renewable energy market, acquiring an interest in Philippines-based rooftop solar developer BEI.
Federal funding boosts Queensland local renewable energy zone program
The Queensland government’s plan to establish Local Renewable Energy Zones in the regional centres of Caloundra and Townsville has received a funding boost with the federal government to tip in an additional $21.2 million to expand the projects’ solar capacity by an additional 10.6 MW.
