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The Good Solar Guide: 7 Steps To Tiny Bills For Australian Homeowners

Order the Good Solar Guide by Finn Peacock

Almost 10 years ago, I sat down for 2 weeks in Brighton Public Library and put everything I knew about residential solar power systems into my battered old laptop. I used the free Wi-Fi to upload that information to a home-brewed website called SolarQuotes. The knowledge was picked up from working for the Energy Transformed […]

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More Solar Components De-Listed By The CEC

Solar panel and inverter delistings

Australia’s Clean Energy Council has announced the de-listing from its Approved Products List of Samil Power solar inverters and TN Solar panels.

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505kW Commercial Solar Project For Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula

Commercial solar - Mornington Peninsula

Mornington Peninsula salad growers Hussey and Co. are set to have a 505kW solar power system installed at their Somerville facility with the assistance of an Environmental Upgrade Agreement (EUA).

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Hyundai Heavy Getting Back Into Australian Solar Panel Market

Hyundai solar panels

It’s been years since Hyundai solar panels were available in Australia through official channels, but the modules are about to make a reappearance.

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Allegations Of Synergy Poaching Solar Power Sales

Synergy stealing solar power system sales?

Synergy’s push into the home solar power market has led to complaints that the electricity retailer is pinching solar sales from other installation companies; claims the company denies.

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Solar Panel Optimisation: Micro inverters, DC Optimisers, AC Solar Panels & Maxim Explained.

Solar Panel Optimisation is an extra feature you can pay for when buying solar that optimises the power output from each panel independently.

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Australian Rooftop Solar Continues To Power Ahead

Rooftop solar PV in Australia

Rooftop solar PV installs this year are 56% above the same period last year says Green Energy Markets’ latest Renewable Energy Index.

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Half Cut, Split-Cell Solar Panels: Higher Efficiency & Better Shade Tolerance

Silicon solar cells of the type now used for almost every residential solar installation in Australia have been around for a long time.  They are 64 years old.  This makes them the same age as nuclear power generation.  They’ve come a long way since they were first made at Bell Labs in the United States.  […]

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Fossil Fuel Giant Shells Out Cash To Sonnen

Sonnen battery system

German solar battery manufacturer sonnen has announced its latest financing round raised €60 million (around AUD $92.86 million) , and among the investors was Shell Ventures.

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The Solar PV Powered Weed Warrior

Ecorobotix solar powered autonomous robot weeder

Perhaps we’ll see Ecorobotix’s solar powered autonomous robot weeder quietly trundling across Australian fields in the not too distant future.

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