Let's end the month of July with an awesome roundup!

We're pumped up and ready for this week's roundup!

We take a look at the DIY power boom and how it was fuelled by politics in the last decade; Introducing the Sun Ray -- a design concept for a massive solar collector that could generate energy for 200+ homes; Samoa has just become the first country in the Pacific to install battery energy storage systems and micro grid controller; And lastly, a strange news about a driver and his 4WD that's been modified with a solar panel.

Let's start the week right with this exciting roundup: Australia now leads the charge  in residential energy storage, according to a new report; Improved solar energy storage could be on its way soon through the use of gold nanoparticles; A couple converts a van into a solar-powered home; And the American Solar Challenge has began with Western Sydney Solar Team representing Australia!