Commercial Solar News

In late 2017, Australia’s #1 commercial solar installer, Todae Solar, completed a 320kW rooftop solar system for Pace Farm at its Minchinbury site. The installation is in addition to the 3.5MW of solar panels Todae Solar has previously installed for poultry farms across... Read More →

Sunseap Group, Southeast Asia’s leading sustainable energy provider, has acquired a minority stake in Todae Solar, one of Australia’s largest solar commercial and industrial engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies*. The strategic partnership will provide further... Read More →

Renewables will soon overtake coal as the cheapest form of energy generation in Australia according to a recent study from CSIRO and the energy market operator. Although existing fossil fuel plants still provide cheap power when ignoring the sunk cost of building them, investing... Read More →

Todae Solar has become a multi-award winning solar installer with an impressive client portfolio and an unwavering commitment to quality, with 2018 being its 15th year in operation. With over 90MW of commercial solar power installed nationally and some of Australia’s largest MW... Read More →

Ground mount solar installations for rural areas are becoming increasingly popular, with Doug Hall Poultry recently contracting Todae Solar to install a 95kW ground mount solar system at its rural Ellerslie site. This will add to its current 100kW solar system installed in 2015.... Read More →

Todae Solar is adding an increasing number of healthcare clients including hospitals, clinics and surgeries to its Healthcare Portfolio. This recent increase in solar investments for healthcare providers is a reflection of the high demand of electricity for these organisations.... Read More →

According to the Solar Trends Report released by the Australian PV Institute, rooftop solar PV has increased by around 33% over the past year, and could provide up to 14% of the grid’s electricity by 2023. The reasons for the increase have been attributed to a surge in businesses... Read More →

With perfect timing for the coming holiday season, companies have been taking advantage of Qantas Points awarded upon purchasing their commercial solar systems. As a proud partner of Qantas Business Rewards, Todae Solar typically offers 1,000 Qantas Points per kW sold, amounting... Read More →

Based on current projections, Labor’s proposed 50% commitment to renewable energy could turn out to be unambitious. Green Energy Markets’ latest Renewable Energy Index claims that if renewables continue to be deployed at the rate since 2017, Australia would be on track to... Read More →

Recent news brings into question how much longer the current government’s alleged affinity for coal will remain a feasible position. The Clean Energy Council has criticised the government’s recent consultation paper on Underwriting New Generation Investments on a number of... Read More →

Due to high daytime electricity use and rising energy costs, the manufacturing sector has been increasingly seeking solar solutions to reduce their energy bills. Previous customers have overwhelmingly cited reducing electricity bills as the primary reason for seeking solar energy... Read More →

A recent article posted on RenewEconomy suggests that there may be an alternative to battery storage, in order to deal with the so-called “duck curve”. The duck curve represents grid electricity demand in relation to solar energy. Demand increases gradually early in the morning... Read More →

Australian food manufacturer Primo Foods (formerly Primo Smallgoods) has recently completed the largest single rooftop solar installation, 3.2MW, at its processing plant in Wacol, Queensland, as verified by The Australian Financial Review**. This system was installed ... Read More →

38 Australian companies sat down in Sydney last week to consider participation in the RE100, a group which commits to sourcing 100% of operational energy from renewable sources. The group currently has 154 members, almost three quarters of whom have operations in Australia, and... Read More →

Finally some good news for the solar industry; despite earlier promises to implement the ACCC’s recommendations on scrapping the small-scale renewable energy scheme (SRES), energy minister Angus Taylor announced yesterday that there are “no plans to change the SRES” in an... Read More →

Australia’s success in solar uptake could become its downfall, as it is set to become one of the first countries in the world to hit solar peak, according to Fairfax Media who interviewed director of EnergyAustralia Mark Collette. The rapid adoption of solar in Australia is... Read More →

What will the commercial solar landscape look like post 2020? What are the main drivers in Australia to motivate organisations’ uptake of solar energy? Danin Kahn, CEO of Todae Solar spoke at All Energy last week to address these questions, to a room full of industry players... Read More →

Through determination to further reduce its carbon footprint, Charles Sturt University has recently started construction on the second stage of its commercial solar system with Todae Solar. The system provides 2.6MW of renewable energy across several campuses, including Albury,... Read More →

Coolibah Herbs is the latest addition to Todae Solar’s Agriculture Portfolio, with a 160kW rooftop tilt-frame, flush-mounted solar system on their Mornington Peninsula site in Victoria. Estimated to cover 13% of their electricity bills and having a payback period of just over... Read More →

Todae Solar is pleased to announce CEO Danin Kahn will be speaking once again at All Energy Australia in 2018. Last year’s appearance filled out the room and prompted queues of spectators wanting to follow up at the end. Danin is the founder of Todae Solar and has always had a... Read More →