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Hyundai Solar Panels Enters Race To Top: Product Warranty Now 25 Years

August 28, 2019 2019-08-28T13:11:48 by 17 Comments
hyundai ad for 25 year product warranty

I have great news for anyone who wants a 25 year product warranty on their solar panels but doesn’t want to pay big bucks to get it.  On the first of this month Hyundai Energy Solutions increased their product warranty in Australia from 12 to 25 years.1

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City Of Newcastle (Council) Moving To 100% Renewables Based Electricity

August 28, 2019 2024-09-05T09:46:31 by 2 Comments
City of Newcastle - solar power

A plan to pursue sourcing 100 per cent of the City of Newcastle Council’s operational electricity requirements from renewables-based generation has been approved.

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Victorian Greens Continue Push For 100% Renewable Energy By 2030

August 28, 2019 2023-09-13T13:59:41 by Leave a Comment
Victoria Greens - renewable energy

The Victorian Greens will move an amendment in State Parliament this week to boost the Victorian Renewable Energy Target for 2030 to 100%.

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Another Solar Shopping Centre – Stockland Baringa

August 27, 2019 2019-08-27T08:24:34 by 1 Comment
Stockland Baringa - solar power

Property developer Stockland is officially opening a shopping centre in a new Sunshine Coast suburb this weekend, a facility that will feature solar power.

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SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 27 – Thermal Events

August 27, 2019 2019-08-27T06:49:40 by Leave a Comment
SolarQuotes vodcast episode 27

Finn and Ronald chat about payback on solar vs. batteries, the cheapest electricity plans for solar power system owners, the stoush between Walmart and Tesla and more.

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Grid Voltage Rise Is Getting Worse And That’s A Problem For Solar Owners

August 26, 2019 2019-08-26T21:54:52 by 83 Comments
voltage limit table

There’s a lot of fear-mongering about how the rise of renewables threatens our power grids, but a real problem getting real attention from the industry is how voltage rises on our mostly old and inflexible infrastructure stops customers from getting the most out of their solar PV installations.

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Suburban Solar Farm Raises Ire Of Springvale South Residents

August 26, 2019 2019-08-26T08:35:21 by Leave a Comment
Springvale South solar energy project

Plans to build a solar farm next to a residential area in a Melbourne suburb have been met with backlash from some in the local community.

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Victorian Solar Farm Applications In Limbo Approved

August 26, 2019 2019-08-26T06:27:08 by 1 Comment
Solar farm development applications - Victoria

Three solar farm development applications for the Shepparton region have been given the nod by Victoria’s Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne.

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Who Has The Cheapest Electricity Plans For Solar Owners?

August 23, 2019 2024-01-03T18:35:58 by 73 Comments
winners are amaysim and origin

The three most populous states — and South Australia — all have electricity retailer choice.  This gives people the freedom to choose the electricity plan that’s best for them, while electricity retailers do their best to stop that from happening.

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Folding Solar Panel Arrays For Huge Australian PV Project

August 23, 2019 2022-11-29T11:20:58 by 6 Comments
5B Maverick folding solar

Australia’s 5B confirmed yesterday its Maverick system has been selected as the preferred technology for Sun Cable’s 10GW solar farm.

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