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Solar Insiders Podcast: 5B’s solar revolution takes global scale

August 13, 2020 by Giles Parkinson and Nigel Morris Leave a Comment

Australian solar innovator 5B is enjoying an incredible year – more local deployments, signing for the world’s biggest solar farm, and attracting interest from US energy giant. Co-founder Chris McGrath explains why.

Australian solar innovator 5B is enjoying an incredible year – more local deployments, signing for the world’s biggest solar farm, and attracting interest from US energy giant.

Co-Founder and CEO Chris McGrath joins the podcast and explains how this happened, and more future plans.

Plus: The electric Harley is generating huge excitement in one Sydney household, plus Australia’s ongoing rooftop solar boom, the Victoria lockdown, the crackdown on inverters in South Australia, and more

You can find previous episodes of the Solar Insiders podcast here or on your favourite podcast platform.

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