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10k apartments now connected to solar with Australian-made cleantech

info@allumeenergy.com (Allume) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Against a backdrop of rising energy prices, Melbourne-based cleantech company Allume has reached the milestone of unlocking solar energy for 10,000 apartments, delivering electricity bill savings to residents across Australia, UK, USA and Germany.

First NSW apartments switch on solar under new government program

9 News — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 01:44:44 GMT

Apartment residents in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney in New South Wales, have pioneered the first rooftop solar installation funded by the NSW Solar for Apartment Residents grant program.

As announced by 9News, this 22-unit apartment building in Newtown is now connected to rooftop solar via our solar-sharing technology. This is the first owners' committee to leverage the 50% government grant funding program.

via 9 News Australia

Allume closes a $10.4 million investment round, led by a strategic partnership with E.ON

info@allumeenergy.com (Allume) — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:15:00 GMT

Allume Energy today announces the completion of an investment round totalling AU$10.4 million.

The round was led by E.ON UK, whose AU$8.3 million investment and strategic partnership will support the growth plans of Allume’s SolShare technology, which breaks down the technical and ownership barriers that have historically prevented people living in flats from accessing free, clean energy from the sun.

ABC: New measures to make it cheaper to add solar panels to NSW apartment blocks

info@allumeenergy.com (Allume) — Fri, 02 May 2025 04:05:40 GMT

A recent article by ABC News highlights how the NSW Government’s Solar for Apartment Residents (SoAR) program is helping apartment residents access rooftop solar—technology that has traditionally been out of reach for people living in strata buildings.

NSW Solar for Apartment Residents grant opens for applications

info@allumeenergy.com (Allume) — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 01:58:09 GMT

NSW apartment residents can unlock rooftop solar at half the cost thanks to a new government grant program.

SMH: Why do so few apartments in SYD & MELB have cost-saving solar panels?

info@allumeenergy.com (Allume) — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 03:11:19 GMT

A recent article in The Sydney Morning Herald delves into the underutilisation of solar panels in apartment buildings in Sydney and Melbourne despite the potential for significant cost savings.

pv magazine AU: Allume’s upscaled manufacturing of SolShare to stay in Australia

info@allumeenergy.com (Allume) — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:53:21 GMT

At Allume, we’ve chosen to scale up domestic manufacturing of our SolShare technology in Australia rather than moving production offshore.

In an interview with PV Magazine Australia, our CEO and Co-founder, Cameron Knox, explained:

"It doesn’t make any sense for Allume not to build our product here."

Multi-Housing News: Can solar spark multifamily’s future?

info@allumeenergy.com (Allume) — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:52:49 GMT

City West Housing, NSW with SolShare

The Age: From bottled lightning to 'hempcrete': The Australian innovations that could save the world

info@allumeenergy.com (Allume) — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 02:18:31 GMT

Mirvac's Tullamore apartments in Doncaster, Melbourne, with SolShare

Media release: Allume Energy secures $3.8M IGP funding to advance local manufacturing

info@allumeenergy.com (Allume) — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:00:00 GMT

Hon. Ed Husic MP (centre) makes IGP announcement at Allume’s manufacturing facility in Melbourne alongside Allume CEO & Co-Founder Cameron Knox (right) and Head of Product Realisation Stella Knorr (left)