Thomas Bell from Sunman Energy explains their glass free solar technology, and how and why it can grow the solar pie.
Great Solar Business Podcast: Sunman’s pitch for glass free solar
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LG makes shock exit from solar panel manufacturing, as global headwinds claim another scalp
South Korea tech giant makes shock exit from solar panel manufacturing, citing impact of global market headwinds including rising cost of raw materials and price competition.
Q Cells launches “sleek” new home battery in Australia, links in with Victoria VPP
Hanwha Q Cells taps Australia for international debut of new home battery system, Q.Home Core, with first batch taking part in a virtual power plant pilot in Victoria.
Victoria opens solar, battery, energy efficiency grants to community groups
Andrews Labor government rolls out grants for community organisations to help reduce energy usage and emissions, with $1.8m available for solar, batteries and efficiency measures.
How one solar battery system earned one household $100 in one day
Amber Electric is opening up its SmartShift demand response platform to customers across Australia after a successful South Australia trial – including a big windfall for one battery owner.
Microgrid becomes steppingstone for town aiming for 100% renewables
One of the smallest towns in Puerto Rico, accustomed to daily power outages, competed against 12 municipalities for a solar plus storage microgrid – and won.
Solar Insiders Podcast: Solar switch off now in force in W.A.
The solar switch off mechanism is now in force in W.A, and the coal lobby is fighting back at the idea that the end is nigh.
Infinite Energy quits solar coaster, with closure of rooftop PV and battery business
Leading Australian solar installer and electricity retailer Infinite Energy is bowing out of the rooftop PV and battery business, citing changing sector dynamics and Covid.
Territory town runs on 100% solar during day with new hybrid microgrid
EDL flips switch on 11.4MW Jabiru Hybrid Renewable Project, which uses up to 100% solar during the day, and battery and diesel at night.
Solar beer pioneer adds second crowd-funded rooftop PV system
The boutique Sydney brewer behind one of Australia's first "solar beers" has crowd-funded a second, much larger rooftop solar system.
Great Solar Business Podcast: Solar industry forecasts for 2022
What’s ahead for the solar industry, with Warwick Johnson from Sunwiz.
Look, no fossil fuels: Remote town transformed by solar and wind microgrid
Switch turned on for one of Australia’s largest and most sophisticated microgrids, a 5MW mix of solar, wind and battery storage with no fossil fuel backup.
We created the first AI-powered solar backup system for houses in sub-Saharan Africa
Researchers develop intelligent solar backup system powered by artificial intelligence to support sub-Saharan Africa’s utility grids.
Rooftop solar installs plunge in January, as 2022 gets off to a slow start
Australia’s rooftop solar market suffers big slump in the first month of 2022.
Why Australia may be headed for its first rooftop solar contraction in years
Shifting local trends and global industry headwinds could deliver the first contraction in the Australian rooftop solar market since 2015.
Microgrid milestone as Ikea Adelaide rooftop solar plant is energised
Ground-breaking solar and battery microgrid project at Ikea's Adelaide store reaches major milestone, after the rooftop PV component is energised. Battery and controls to come in April.
