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Rooftop solar industry “desperate for panels,” as supplies dry up
Sophie Vorrath25 Nov 20210 comments

Australian solar manufacturer Tindo says shortage of panels and materials is leading to major solar supply crunch.

Solar, Podcasts
Solar Insiders Podcast: Australia’s sub zero solar state
Giles Parkinson and Nigel Morris24 Nov 20210 comments

South Australia becomes world’s first gigawatt scale grid to record negative demand, while new DC isolator rules cause relief and confusion.

Software/Gadgets, Policy, Solar
Inverter makers put in “impossible” position over integrated DC isolator rule change
Sophie Vorrath23 Nov 20210 comments

Solar industry calls for clarity as inverters with integrated DC isolators face becoming non-compliant "overnight" due to changes to Australian certification requirements.

Solar, News, Software/Gadgets
“Huge win” for solar, with rooftop DC isolators no longer mandatory
Sophie Vorrath22 Nov 20210 comments

Rooftop DC isolators are no longer mandatory for residential systems, paving the way for less complex – and potentially safer – installations.

Solar, News
The top 10 solar postcodes driving Victoria’s 1GW rooftop rebate milestone
Sophie Vorrath19 Nov 20210 comments

More than 1 gigawatt of new residential solar capacity has been installed via the Victorian Labor government's Solar Homes Program – but where are all the panels going?

Battery/Storage, News, Off-Grid, Solar
Panasonic unveils new home battery in two sizes: big and bigger
Sophie Vorrath19 Nov 20210 comments

New home battery storage offering from Panasonic suggests it expects US households to install bigger and bigger solar systems and aim for more and more independence from the grid.

Energy Efficiency, Featured, Other Renewables, Solar
Gas is neither natural nor cheap, but the industry spin is working on households
Sophie Vorrath18 Nov 20210 comments

New research warns gas brand is “strong and stubborn”, and that asking people to give it up – either for economic or environmental reasons – is the wrong way to push for electrification.

Solar, News
New solar carport solution can scale up to shade hundreds of cars
Joshua S Hill18 Nov 20210 comments

Japan-based Sinanen unveils scalable solar carport solution which ranges from being able to shade hundreds of cars, down to a minimum of four.

Podcasts, Solar
Great Solar Business Podcast: How to use data to streamline your solar business
Nigel Morris18 Nov 20210 comments

Dive into the world of ‘ones-and-zeros’ to find out how they can help grow your business, with Warwick Johnston from Sunwiz.

Allume Energy SolShare
Solar, Software/Gadgets
Australian solar ceiling smasher joins green building “fight” in US
Sophie Vorrath18 Nov 20210 comments

Melbourne-based Allume Energy announced as one of nine start-ups to join The Clean Fight New York – a climate-tech accelerator program to decarbonise and electrify the state's buildings.

Battery/Storage, News, Solar
US solar giant flexes battery muscles with first virtual power plant
Joshua S Hill17 Nov 20210 comments

SunPower invites its SunVault energy storage customers in a number of states in the US to sign up to its first virtual power plant offering, ConnectedSolutions. 

Podcasts, Solar
Solar Insiders Podcast: Three million and counting
Giles Parkinson and Nigel Morris11 Nov 20210 comments

Major new benchmark reached for rooftop solar, as “negative demand” reached in South Australia.

Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
WA nickel mine taps vanadium flow battery to go 100 per cent renewable
Sophie Vorrath11 Nov 20210 comments

A nickel, copper and cobalt mine in southern WA is looking to shift to 100% renewables with a hybrid stand alone power system backed by a 300kWh vanadium redox flow battery.

Battery/Storage, News, Solar
Battery added to support more solar in Australia’s hottest town
Sophie Vorrath10 Nov 20210 comments

Marble Bar in WA's Eastern Pilbara region will soon have the capacity to host another 100kW of rooftop solar after a battery was installed at the town famous for its record-breaking heatwaves.

Solar, Energy Efficiency, News
Melbourne office tower given a “solar skin” in post-Covid redesign
Sophie Vorrath10 Nov 20210 comments

A post-pandemic reboot of plans to build a 48-level office tower in Melbourne’s CBD will feature a “solar skin” made up of vertical glass PV panels, that will generate 20% of the building’s power.

Off-Grid, Battery/Storage, Solar
Massive lithium mine looks to solar, battery storage, to slash diesel costs
Sophie Vorrath9 Nov 20210 comments

Pilbara Minerals inks deal to add 6MW solar farm to power mix at its Pilgangoora lithium project, with plans to add more PV and possibly battery storage.

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