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REC Racks Up Solar Patent Wins

REC vs Q Cells patent actions

In the ongoing saga between REC and Q Cells over solar technology patents, REC has claimed a couple of victories – the most recent being yesterday.

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Prince Charles Launches “Terra Carta” Campaign

Prince Charles - Terra Carta

The Prince of Wales’ Sustainable Markets Initiative has announced  a charter putting sustainability at the heart of the private sector – the Terra Carta.

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100MW Solar Farm Project For Bundaberg Region Advances

Banksia Solar Farm

Bundaberg Regional Council has approved a development application for a proposed solar farm around 60 kilometres from the city.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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