‘Go hard and go big’: How Australia got solar panels onto one in every three houses

Households have continued to use state help that was first created more than a decade ago By Adam Morton For a brief period over several weekends this spring, the state of South Australia, which has a population of 1.8 million, did…

Australia has the best solar resources in the world: We should learn how to make our own panels

Australia has the best solar resources in the world, the best innovators in the world, and leads the world in solar rooftop installations. A whopping 3.9 million solar systems have been installed across Australia – cutting electricity bills and helping…

Battery storage comes to the fore as solar power generation reaches new highs across Australia

It is, as Jason Froud knows all too well, a little-known but fundamentally important aspect of the power system. When you flick a switch, the electricity that illuminates the light in the room is new. Brand new. “Traditionally, you’ve had the…