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Canadian Solar joins 500W+ solar module club
Joshua S Hill7 Jul 20200 comments

Chinese-Canadian solar manufacturing giant unveils a new “super-high power” range of 500W+ solar panels.

Other Renewables, Solar
Renewable energy PPAs: How to minimise social risks and maximise community benefits
Chris Briggs7 Jul 20200 comments

When you sign a PPA with a new solar or wind farm, you’re not just buying electrons. Projects that deliver social, environmental and community benefits are in everyone’s interest.

News, Solar
Australia’s secretive defence operations HQ to get 1.9MW solar farm
Michael Mazengarb3 Jul 20200 comments

Australia's secretive defence operations headquarters, HQJOC, set to be solar powered with 1.9MW solar farm.

Solar
Taiwanese solar manufacturer Winaico announces warranty extension to 25 years
Joshua S Hill3 Jul 20200 comments

An “industry-leading” 25-year product warranty announced by Winaico for its solar products.

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News, Battery/Storage, Solar, Tariffs
WA solar households set for price shock as premium tariffs come to an end
Michael Mazengarb2 Jul 20200 comments

With WA premium feed-in-tariff contracts starting to come to an end, it is a good time for solar households to consider their options.

Solar
Longi flags September launch of 540W Hi-MO 5 solar module
Sophie Vorrath30 Jun 20200 comments

Chinese PV giant releases specs on upcoming contribution to the ultra-high power 500W-plus solar module market, the Hi-MO 5, promising a 21% energy conversion efficiency.

Solar, Policy
Coal mine turned solar farm powers through bushfires, earns Newcastle council $420k
Sophie Vorrath30 Jun 20200 comments

City of Newcastle's 5MW Summerhill solar farm made more than $420,000 between mid-November and end-April, including powering through the January bushfires.

Solar, Policy
School energy costs cut by up to $40k a year through NT government scheme
Sophie Vorrath29 Jun 20200 comments

Northern Territory government says the six rooftop PV installations completed so far are saving selected schools between $30,000 and $40,000 a year on energy costs.

Battery/Storage, Policy, Solar
Sixth Tesla community battery installed in Western Australia PowerBank trial
Sophie Vorrath29 Jun 20200 comments

Western Australia trial that will offer virtual home energy storage installs 464kWh Tesla battery system in Top 20 Perth solar suburb of Port Kennedy.

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Solar
Rooftop solar data shows drop in unsafe systems, even as market booms
Sophie Vorrath25 Jun 20200 comments

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has published its latest report on the quality and safety standards of the nation’s millions of rooftop solar systems, and it’s encouraging news.

Solar
Canberra community solar farm set for construction in August
Sophie Vorrath24 Jun 20200 comments

SolarShare signs up Epho Commercial Solar to design and build its long-awaited 1.3MW community solar farm in the Majura Valley in Canberra.

Solar, Battery/Storage
Tesla claims “lowest-ever” cost for rooftop solar in US by 33%
Sophie Vorrath23 Jun 20200 comments

Tesla has quietly laid claim to “the lowest-ever cost” for installing rooftop solar in the United States – and announced a money-back guarantee to back it up.

Solar, Battery/Storage
Nillumbik Council tenders for solar farm, possible battery on former landfill site
Sophie Vorrath22 Jun 20200 comments

Plans to build a solar farm on a former landfill site in Melbourne’s north have reached a “key milestone” after the announcement of a request for tender for the project.

Solar
Small, smart, community-owned solar farm on cards for NSW High Country
Sophie Vorrath21 Jun 20200 comments

Specialist small PV project developer Meralli Solar and community renewables outfit Farming the Sun are joining forces to build a 9MW solar farm in Uralla, NSW.

Software/Gadgets, Battery/Storage, Solar, Tariffs
Consumers want it, networks need it: Verdict in on world-first blockchain solar trading trial
Sophie Vorrath19 Jun 20200 comments

Report on W.A. trial using Power Ledger blockchain technology finds peer-to-peer solar energy trading technically feasible, good for grid and consumers – but unlikely to take off under current network tariff structures.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Off-grid battery to shift NT Titjikala community to solar only, by day
Sophie Vorrath19 Jun 20200 comments

A 970kWh battery added to existing 400kW solar array expected to take remote Northern Territory Indigenous community almost entirely off its diesel power supply.

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