Solar Insider - Australia's Latest Solar News

The Curiosity rover has made its most unusual find to date on Mars: rocks made of pure sulphur.And it all began when the one-tonne rover happened to drive over a rock and crack it open, revealing yellowish-green crystals never spotted…

A study forecasting 39 country’s renewable energy generation per capita and net zero emissions target ranks Australia tenth in the world based on a projected 4.79 TWh of renewable generation per million people by 2028. September 6, 2024 Ev…

Plans for a 12 GW solar- and wind-powered green hydrogen project proposed for the Gascoyne region of Western Australia have been shelved with the developer citing waning investor interest amid a lack of “appropriate” state government…

Origin Energy emerged as Australia’s largest rooftop solar installer in August with new data showing the nation’s households and businesses bolted on more than 28,000 PV systems with a combined capacity of more than 278 MW. September 9,…

The season of renewable records has begun early in Australia, sending average coal power down below 50 per cent for the first time, establishing new records for wind output, and sending demand to new lows across the main grid. The state at…

A 600 MW solar farm and battery energy storage system of up to 600 MW / 1,200 MWh has been given the green light by the federal government to go ahead in central west New South Wales. September 9, 2024 David CarrollFederal Environment…

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! We’ve had a few great articles published recently about Ford & GM’s struggles, Jack Welch’s leadership failings (part of that previous article,…

At a time when the solar power industry should be booming, solar installers across Australia say they are being "cheated" out of millions after trusting a third party to chase their government energy rebates.The small businesses used…

In the next decade, the Victorian government’s four pillar energy plan will seek to add a minimum of 6.3 GW of rooftop solar, 1.2 GW of large distributed solar up to 30 MW, and 3 GW of utility solar. August 21, 2024 Ev FoleyThe Victorian…

Coal and gas-fired energy workers and their communities are closer to being guaranteed support during Australia’s energy transition following the Australian Senate’s passing of the Net Zero Economy Authority Bill 2024. August 23, 2024 Ev…