21+ hour, 3+ min ago  (201+ words) Image: Clean Energy Council The CEC has updated its approved PV modules list, maintaining the register of solar panel models eligible for Australia's Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES). Only systems using CEC-approved modules are eligible to generate Small-scale Technology Certificates…...

2+ day, 24+ min ago  (397+ words) Research from Germany's Fern Universit't Hagen finds the solar rebound effect, caused by households increasing their total electricity consumption after installing a solar system, is currently a blind stop in Europe's energy system planning and abatement scenarios. Image: Benlisquare, Wikimedia…...

2+ day, 24+ min ago  (559+ words) Transpower's latest assessment of New Zealand's balance between electricity supply and demand suggests an energy gap could emerge in the early 2030s, even if all committed and likely investments are delivered without delay. New Zealand's state-owned grid operator Transpower has said…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (436+ words) Western Australian Firebird Metals has been awarded $2 million through ARENA and the Battery Breakthrough Initiative to develop a demonstration-scale facility that processes manganese concentrate into cathode materials for batteries. Perth-based manganese developer and producer Firebird Metals has been awarded $2 million…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (498+ words) Sydney researchers in partnership with industry have launched a solar panel recycling hub to improve solar panel waste circular economy technologies and resource extraction, adding another boost to Australia's existing initiatives. Seeking to shift solar panel waste from currently being…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (654+ words) Researchers in the United States reviewed claims about PFAS in solar panels and found that while fluoropolymers may be used in limited components like backsheets or coatings, there is no confirmed evidence of PFAS leaching from commercially deployed modules. PFAS…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (658+ words) Two First Nations communities in the Northern Territory will share $11 million in ARENA funding that will enable the design, development and leadership of their own microgrid projects, and create a remote First Nations communities energy transition blueprint. Remote First Nations…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (411+ words) Victoria-based cleantech company Allume Energy has reached the significant milestone of connecting 10, 000 apartments to solar energy in Australia, the UK, USA and Germany. Melbourne-headquartered cleantech company Allume, has connected 10, 000 apartments to rooftop solar energy in Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (378+ words) Australian battery designer and manufacturer Power Plus Energy has secured $2. 3 million in federal government funding that will support its plans to triple annual battery module production capacity to 150 MWh over the next two years. Power Plus Energy'has been awarded a…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (358+ words) Q4 2025 in South Australia saw grid-connected loads with spot price exposure actually being paid to use electricity about half the time (46%) " and that electricity was overwhelmingly (80%) supplied by renewables. This demonstrates a shift from managing demand to quietly needing it. Particularly…...