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Sungrow Wins ‘Best Budget Battery’: An Installer’s Reaction

Sungrow solar battery - installer's opinion

The words ‘budget battery’ strike fear into many installers’ hearts. The thought of a too-cheap battery going wrong is the stuff of nightmares.

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Western Australia Sees The Light On Circuit Breaker Rule

Western Australia circuit breaker rule revision.

Common sense has prevailed concerning a main switch circuit breaker rule in WA’s South West Interconnected System (SWIS) creating headaches for some households and businesses.

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Solar Powered Security For Berrigan Shire

Powerstack vandal resistant solar poles

Australian manufactured vandal-resistant “solar poles” will soon be powering lighting and CCTV at a bunch of locations in New South Wales’ Berrigan Shire.

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Australia’s 5B: Onwards To Automation

5B Maverick Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Line

It may not look like much, but the fixing of this first bolt was a big moment for Australian “solar farm in a box” pioneer 5B.

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Trina Solar’s Powerful 440W Vertex S+ Lands In Australia

Trina Vertex S+ 440W solar panels

Rooftop solar panels keep getting more powerful and Trina’s Vertex S+ range continues to push the envelope.

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Installer Selfies And Australia’s Solar Rebate

Solar installer selfies and compliance

When you see your solar installer taking selfies on the day of system installation, these aren’t just happy snaps or portfolio pics. Installer selfie photos are an important part of Australia’s solar rebate scheme.

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Lots Of Love For Australian Lithium

Australian lithium forecast

Australia already mines a shedload of an important lithium-rich mineral, and looks set to be digging up much more over the next few years.

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Sungrow Warranty: Inverter = Good. Internet Dongle = Crap.

Sungrow warranty analysis

Sungrow is a giant manufacturer of solar inverters.  A huge number are installed on and in homes across the country, so it’s a good thing their written warranty is among the best in the industry.  Unfortunately, the warranty is still far from perfect.

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WA Town Ditches Reticulated Gas for Renewable Future

Esperance electrification

Esperance has (nearly) transitioned to full electrification – and a good thing too given the town’s private gas network owner and operator shut off gas supply on Friday.

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Australian Solar For Solomon Islands School

Solar by the sea - Solomon Islands

An Australian team is about to set off to install solar panels on a school in the Solomon Islands – the first school in the island nation to get PV.

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