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Maranoa Regional Council decided last week to proceed to the detailed design phase for installation of solar power systems at 13 of its facilities. [Read more…]

Chinese PV manufacturer Longi Solar has announced its 72-cell bifacial half-cut monocrystalline PERC module has exceeded 450W power output – just on the front side. [Read more…]

Solar inverter manufacturer ABB (and producer of many other things) has officially unveiled a new factory in Lüdenscheid, Germany featuring solar power and battery storage. [Read more…]

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15 Mayors from councils across Australia have urged the Federal Government (whoever it is next) to make tackling climate change a top priority. [Read more…]

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Here’s the latest on Victoria’s hugely popular solar power rebate currently in hiatus, a situation that has frustrated PV buyers and solar retailers/installers alike – with potentially serious consequences for some of the latter group. [Read more…]

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Nambucca Shire Council has installed EV charging stations for public use in the towns of Nambucca and Macksville, and there could be a bunch of solar power on the way. [Read more…]

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Another record has tumbled – for the first time, Britain has recorded more than 100 hours without the use of coal power for electricity supply. [Read more…]

Finn and Ronald discuss highlights from the SolarQuotes blog from the previous week, plus a few other news items for good measure. [Read more…]

State Coal mine solar panels

Solar energy was in the spotlight in the Victorian town of Wonthaggi on Friday, with the unveiling of a PV system at its Civic Centre and a solar + storage installation at an old coal mine. [Read more…]

In this month’s Australian Solar Systems Interest Index (auSSII) report, we’ve added some interesting new statistics relating to solar power system monitoring. [Read more…]