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The Six Biggest Myths About Battery Storage

March 29, 2018 2018-03-29T13:17:26 by 161 Comments

I’ve been publishing thoughts on the solar industry since 2009. And since Tesla announced their Powerwall battery to great media hype in May 2015, a lot of those thoughts have concerned batteries. Unfortunately, a lot of the facts I’ve published about batteries, their economics and their environmental impacts have not gone down well with some […]

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Germany’s SolarWorld Starts Bankruptcy Proceedings (Again)

March 29, 2018 2018-03-29T07:28:25 by Leave a Comment
Germany's SolarWorld - Bankruptcy

Just months after Germany’s SolarWorld AG was resurrected as SolarWorld Industries GmbH, the new company has filed for bankruptcy.

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Kelly Compares Replacing Liddell With Renewables To A Dog With Rabies

March 29, 2018 2021-02-10T13:31:40 by 6 Comments
Craig Kelly and Liddell Power Station

NSW Liberal MP Craig Kelly has said replacing Liddell Power Station with solar panels, wind turbines and batteries is “as dangerous to the economy as rabies is in a dog”.

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JinkoSolar’s Stellar Solar Panel Shipment Tally

March 28, 2018 2021-02-24T12:45:36 by 2 Comments
jinko solar panels

JinkoSolar recently announced it had shipped a very impressive 9,807 MW of solar panel capacity in 2017, a 47.3% increase on 2016 – and the company expects to better last year’s figure in 2018.

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Solar Company Penalised For Telemarketing Infringements

March 28, 2018 2021-02-24T12:55:40 by 2 Comments
Telemarketing and solar power in Australia

An Australian solar energy company recently found itself shelling out $21,600 as a penalty for telemarketing to consumers on the Do Not Call Register without their consent.

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Opal Storage Review: Beware Short Cabinet Warranty And Unrealistic Savings

March 27, 2018 2024-01-26T10:33:57 by 9 Comments

Opal Solar is a brand owned by the Australian solar wholesaler Solar Juice.  Last December they launched Opal Storage, an “all-in-one” home battery system.

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JFY Solar Inverter Delisting Appeal Denied

March 27, 2018 2024-07-02T15:05:02 by 2 Comments
JFY solar inverter delisting appeal

A Clean Energy Council decision to delist a solar inverter model manufactured by Shenzhen JingFuYuan Tech (JFY) has been upheld after an appeal from the company was unsuccessful. The situation has also flagged what may be broader issue.

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NSW Labor Pledges Cooler Schools, Powered By Solar Panels

March 27, 2018 2018-03-27T05:34:01 by Leave a Comment
Cooler schools and solar panels

NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley has announced a Labor government will divert hundreds of millions of dollars destined for the controversial Sydney stadiums project to provide air-conditioning for the State’s public schools, the electricity for which will be offset by solar panels.

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10,000 March In Sydney To Demand A Clean Energy Future

March 26, 2018 2018-03-26T06:42:35 by 1 Comment
Time2Choose rally, Sydney, New South Wales

Thousands marched on NSW Parliament and through the streets of Sydney on Saturday to put all politicians on notice that it’s time to choose clean energy over coal.

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Wind And Solar Powered Saildrones On CCS Mission In Australia

March 26, 2018 2018-03-26T05:21:38 by 2 Comments
Saildrone - wind and solar power

A fleet of unmanned ocean vehicles were unveiled in Hobart on Friday in the lead-up to a couple of the craft undertaking their maiden voyage on Australian waters.

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