‘Amazing piece of technology’: solar ‘traffic controller’ for apartments takes top Australian design award

SolShare, enabling power produced by a shared rooftop solar system to be split among several apartments, also wins for sustainability Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast An unassuming white box that unlocks solar power for apartment dwellers has taken out the top honour at this year’s Australian Good Design awards. Melbourne-based Allume Energy won the 2026 Australian Good Design award of the year for its SolShare system. The product, which works like a “traffic controller for solar” enables power produced by a shared rooftop system to be split among several apartments without multiple installations, individual inverters and messy wiring. It also received the award for sustainability. Continue reading...