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Risen Plans Massive Solar Manufacturing And Generation Project

Risen Energy solar project

Risen Energy has its sights set on developing a huge vertically integrated solar manufacturing project in China accompanied by a major solar, wind and energy storage facility to help power it all – and then some.

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Should You Get Solar Analytics For Your System?

Solar Analytics system monitoring

Finn’s a big fan of advanced solar power system monitoring, particularly the Australian-developed Solar Analytics solution. Here’s why.

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Enphase IQ8 Microinverters Start Shipping (In North America)

Enphase IQ8 microinverter

True to its word, Enphase Energy has started IQ8 microinverter shipments – with a few days left in the year to spare.

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Clive’s Carbon-Spewing Coal Burner Project Called In

Clive Palmer - Waratah Coal power station in Queensland

It looks like Clive Palmer didn’t get the lump of coal in his stocking he may have been hoping for at Xmas.

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Don’t Install A Smaller Solar System To Get A Higher Feed In Tariff. Here’s Why..

Solar feed in tariffs and system size limits

Finding a high feed-in tariff is becoming harder. Our feed-in-tariff comparison tool makes the job easier, but increasingly electricity retailers are putting system size limits on their most generous solar feed-in rates.

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Australian Solar Prices: December 2021 Update

Australian Solar Price Index - December 2021

The cost of home solar power systems increased across much of Australia in November, but not all states saw a price hike.

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Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day, But Solar Farms Can Be

5B Maverick - SA Water solar farm

Clever Australian solar power technology enables the rapid deployment – and redeployment if required – of solar panels for large-scale installations. See the 5B Maverick system at work.

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Big Bucks For Big Batteries In Australia

Grid scale battery funding - ARENA

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a $100 million competitive funding round for grid scale batteries.

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Solar Polysilicon Prices Start To Plummet 

Solar polysilicon spot price update

In a bit of good news, the spot price for solar grade polysilicon is dropping quite rapidly. If the trend holds, the cost of solar panels in Australia should follow suit soon-ish.

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Geelong Joins Cities Race To Zero

Solar power in Geelong

The City of Greater Geelong is signing on to the United Nations’ Cities Race to Zero climate action campaign.

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