As the world shifts away from fossil fuels, renewable energy will become increasingly important. The shift will transition homes to solar and wind energy solutions, but it will also require workers in renewable energy fields to meet the increased demand. Below, we rounded up some of the top solar companies in Sydney to know about as the country moves towards net-zero emissions.
Top Sydney Solar Companies
- Longi
- Beyond Solar
- Okra Solar
- UPowr
- SolarEdge
Solar Companies in Sydney to Know
UPowr develops software for retailers, financial institutions and manufacturers to sell solar solutions to customers. The software is connected to a network of solar installers and can identify sales leads to expand renewable energy to more households.
Australian startup Okra Solar is expanding solar energy to rural, off-grid communities through its Okra Pods. The pods gather solar energy from solar panels and enable nearby homes to share the collected energy. The company has also developed a cloud-based platform for remote maintenance of solar hardware and energy data insights.
SunCable’s mission is to capture the abundant beams of sunshine that fall on Australia each year and convert them into energy; the company’s motto is Embrace the Sun. Power the Future. Its signature project, the Australia-Asia Power Link, will capture and store solar power in Australia and transmit it to Darwin and Singapore. The government of Indonesia is a partner in the project. SunCable has offices in Sydney, Darwin, Brisbane and Southbank.
Beyond Solar is a solar panel installation company based in Sydney, offering transparency into the often confusing world of solar energy. Clients can use its website to calculate the cost of going solar as well as receive estimates of how much they can expect to save on their electric bills. Beyond Solar also installs solar inverters to serve residential, commercial and governmental customers.
Longi is a global solar technology company that develops photovoltaic, or PV, power solutions for commercial and residential use. Its PV devices convert sunlight into electricity but can also store energy through power demand optimization.
Solar products available from Origin Energy include solar batteries, which convert sunlight into solar energy, and solar storage systems, which bank solar energy so it can be used on overcast days. Origin Energy, based in Sydney, also offers natural gas, electricity and liquefied petroleum gas to residential and commercial customers.
Barefoot Power, a for-profit company with a social-good mission, offers solar-powered products to people who don’t have access to electricity from the grid, which is called mains electricity. Products include solar-powered phone and radio chargers and lighting. The products come with everything needed to install them. Barefoot Power was founded in 2005.
Shell Energy Australia is getting heavy into solar in Australia, where it’s done business for 120 years. One example is its Gangarri project in Inner Queensland. Shell says the solar farm, which contains 330,000 photovoltaic panels, will generate enough solar energy to power 50,000 homes and, at the same time, prevent 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere each year. Shell Energy Australia has offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne.
5B makes prefab solar farms that it says can be installed easily and are good for grid, off-grid and remote sites. 5B says its systems are particularly suitable for agriculture, mining and heavy industry. The company is based in Sydney and was founded in 2013.
SolarEdge manufactures solar energy solutions that include residential PV panels, EV chargers, battery storage and home energy management systems. SolarEdge’s suite of products create a greentech ecosystem that simplifies the transition to renewable energy.
