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Solar export tax proposal put on hold after flood of competing ideas
Giles Parkinson2 Jul 20210 comments

Regulator to have a longer think about rooftop solar export tax proposal after a flood of objections and alternative ideas.

Featured, News, Policy, Solar, Tariffs
Solar homes pay 30% less for power than non-solar homes, even while using more
Sophie Vorrath25 Jun 20210 comments

ACCC report puts economic benefits of rooftop solar up in lights. But where are those bill savings coming from? And what does the answer mean for future solar homes?

Battery/Storage, News, Solar
SA Water boosts massive solar rollout with 176kW system in Mt Gambier
Sophie Vorrath25 Jun 20210 comments

The new array adds to a PV and battery rollout that is expected to generate around 242GWh of solar and 34 megawatt-hours of installed energy storage.

Energy Efficiency, News, Software/Gadgets
Energy consumer survey reveals who wants to quit gas, and who’s afraid of smart meters
Sophie Vorrath24 Jun 20210 comments

Latest Energy Consumers Australia national survey offers some interesting insight on which households are thinking of quitting gas and what Australians think of smart meters.

News, Policy, Solar
Western Australia taps solar to power Perth train and bus stations
Joshua S Hill16 Jun 20210 comments

Western Australia government to install solar at train and bus stations across the state’s capital, including more than 1,000kW by mid-2022.

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How microgrids will change the way electricity is made, delivered and used
Ethan Howland10 Jun 20210 comments

Experts explain how microgrids are part of a shift to on-site power production, driven by businesses and organisations that want to control their own energy destiny.

Battery/Storage, News, Solar
“BMW of batteries:” Solarwatt launches home storage system, backed by automaker
Sophie Vorrath10 Jun 20210 comments

German-made modular, lithium-ion home energy storage system called Battery flex has been launched by Solarwatt in "close collaboration" with BMW Group.

News, Solar
Longi sets three new world records for solar cell efficiency
Sophie Vorrath4 Jun 20210 comments

Longi has set three new solar cell efficiency world records, each independently verified by the Institute for Solar Energy Research in Germany.

Featured, News, Solar
Rooftop solar resumes upward march, but what’s going on with NSW?
Sophie Vorrath3 Jun 20210 comments

Latest data from SunWiz shows Australia's rooftop solar market is back on track in May, with the exception of some "worrying" figures coming out of NSW.

News, Policy, Solar
Rooftop solar installs given all-clear for week two of Victoria Covid lockdown
Sophie Vorrath3 Jun 20210 comments

Solar panel installations have been cleared to go ahead under slightly relaxed restrictions for week two of Victoria's latest Covid-19 lockdown.

News, Solar
Reclaim PV secures approvals for second solar recycling plant in Brisbane
Sophie Vorrath3 Jun 20210 comments

Reclaim PV Recycling says Brisbane plant will add to South Australia facility, which will start recycling around 70,000 solar panels a year next month.

News, Solar
REC Group launches next-gen premium rooftop solar panels
Sophie Vorrath26 May 20210 comments

REC launches gen-4 of TwinPeak premium panels for residential and commercial rooftops, including a new cell structure design and up to 375W power output.

Battery/Storage, Featured, News, Off-Grid, Solar
What blackout? Home batteries power through Queensland coal plant calamity
Sophie Vorrath26 May 20210 comments

While debate builds around whether more big batteries could have saved the day in Queensland on Tuesday, the benefits of having home batteries during a coal plant explosion are crystal clear.

News, Policy, Solar
New law bans door-to-door solar sales in Victoria
Sophie Vorrath25 May 20210 comments

Door-to-door sales to be banned in Victoria starting in September this year, as part of new legislation introduced to the Parliament on Tuesday.

Battery/Storage, News, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Looming deadline for new inverter standards causes anxiety for industry
Alison Potter20 May 20210 comments

As introduction of the new inverter standard looms, manufacturers raise concerns there will be bottlenecks and possible delays for re-listing products with the CEC.

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News, Solar
Tributes flood in for “solar champion” Govind Kant
Sophie Vorrath19 May 20210 comments

Tributes flow for Trina Solar's Govind Kant, who died in India on Sunday from the coronavirus. A GoFundMe page is taking donations for his family.

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