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Bigger Inverters Are Much Better Value – So When Buying Solar, Go Big!

January 11, 2021 2021-01-11T14:56:10 by 18 Comments
Bigger solar inverters are better value

When people ask me how much solar they should put on their roofs, I usually reply along the lines of… “As much as you bloody well can.” I’m not saying you should borrow money from the mafia or a dodgy finance company to do this. Still, I recommend putting on as many solar panels as […]

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Using Table Salt To Make Better, Cheaper Li-ion Batteries

January 11, 2021 2021-01-11T13:54:14 by Leave a Comment

Just before Australia went into its traditional summer stupor, someone from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in America got in touch with me about research into single-crystal technologies for Lithium-ion batteries.

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SunPower Shuttering Hillsboro Solar Panel Factory

January 11, 2021 2021-01-11T07:42:35 by Leave a Comment
SunPower Hillsboro solar manufacturing closure

SunPower Corp. announced last Friday it is to close its US solar panel manufacturing plant in Hillsboro, Oregon.

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Ingeteam Tops 2GW Of AU Solar Inverter Capacity

January 11, 2021 2024-05-15T13:01:56 by 1 Comment
Ingeteam solar inverters in Australia

Spain-headquartered Ingeteam says it has passed the 2 GW mark for solar inverter capacity supplied to the Australian market.

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Samsung Adds Solar Cells To TV Remotes

January 8, 2021 2021-01-08T05:47:57 by 2 Comments
Samsung solar TV remote control

Samsung Electronics has unveiled its 2021 range of Neo QLED, MICRO LED and Lifestyle TVs – all of which will have what the company says is “game-changing” remote control technology.

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Improperly Disposed Pizza Boxes Thwart Solar Bins

January 7, 2021 2021-01-07T07:35:23 by 1 Comment
Solar powered BigBelly bins in Lorne

BigBelly compacting bins have proven to be a useful tool for councils, reducing the number of waste collection trips needing to be made. But not even solar power can cure stupid.

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Australia’s VSUN Energy Progressing Residential Flow Battery

January 7, 2021 2024-10-01T13:21:12 by 8 Comments
VSUN - vanadium redox flow battery

Australian Vanadium Limited (AVL) subsidiary VSUN Energy is continuing to chug along towards its goal of developing a residential flow battery system for the Australian market. This battery won’t just be big on capacity.

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Solar Power System Fires And Blasted Rooftop Isolator Switches

January 6, 2021 2021-01-06T07:28:16 by 11 Comments
Solar rooftop DC isolator switch fire

There have been several fire incidents in New South Wales in the last week or so involving solar power systems – and at least two are thought to have been caused by rooftop isolator switches.

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Solar Panels Are A Great Deal, But They Aren’t “Almost Free”

January 6, 2021 2021-01-06T06:05:34 by 2 Comments
Cost of solar in Australia

Over-promising and under-delivering isn’t a great way to win friends and influence people. For even crap solar to be “almost free”, it would need to be particularly crappy to the point of not being installed.

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Australia’s National Electricity Market – A Time For Tough, United Decisions

January 5, 2021 2021-01-05T06:57:24 by Leave a Comment
Energy Security Board - Australia's National Electricity Market

Reports just released by the Energy Security Board indicate while progress has been made in the NEM on various fronts, system security and investor confidence leave a lot to be desired.

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