Polysilicon only makes up a small proportion of the weight of a conventional solar panel – but it’s a crucial material and one that has been pretty pricey over the past year. [Read more…]
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Solar Polysilicon Prices Start To Plummet
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. [Read more…]
Jinko Solar Ploughing Cash Into Polysilicon Producer
Solar panel manufacturer Jinko Solar has announced its intention to throw a bundle of bucks at a subsidiary of one of China’s polysilicon production giants. [Read more…]
Polysilicon: Price And Forced Labour Concerns Persist
The global spot price average for a crucial element of solar panels – polysilicon – is close to four times what it was in late May last year. Meanwhile, forced labour concerns continue to cast a shadow over the polysilicon sector. [Read more…]
Solar Panels: Polysilicon Price Pressure Persists
What does the ongoing increase in the cost of polysilicon used in the production of solar panels mean for Australian solar buyers in 2021? [Read more…]
JinkoSolar Continues To Power Through Pandemic
Chinese solar panel manufacturer JinkoSolar announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 earlier today. It was another successful quarter, but not without its challenges. [Read more…]
Longi Launches Hi-MO X Solar Panels In Australia
Solar panel manufacturing giant Longi launched its new Hi-MO X module at an event in Melbourne on Monday night. [Read more…]
If your Chinese solar panels are not on one of these lists, be careful!
Some Chinese panels are top quality. But which ones?
A lot of people are wary of Chinese solar panels. China doesn’t exactly cover itself in glory with some of the low quality junk it manufactures. But, as I have said many times before, China also produces some fantastic quality stuff.
Need examples? I bet the device you are reading this blog on was made in the People’s Republic. The Macbook Pro I am writing it on certainly was and it is impeccably put together (the laptop – not the blog!). [Read more…]
Solar Inverter Sizing: Don’t violate the new CEC guidelines!
How many panels can you connect to your inverter?
It is common practice, when designing a solar system, to ‘undersize’ the solar inverter, by connecting more panels than the inverter appears to be rated for.
This can freak out some solar customers when they see, for example 3.25kW of panels proposed to be connected to a 3kW inverter in their solar quote.
Confused?
Let me explain the nuances of solar inverter sizing… [Read more…]
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