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New premium solar panel brand hits Australian rooftop market

Swiss engineering giant Meyer Burger will debut its premium solar panels in Australia at the Smart Energy Conference and Exhibition…

May 1, 2023

Cannon-Brookes backed SunDrive produces first panel with record-busting solar cell

The Australian start up that in September achieved a new benchmark for solar cell efficiency has this week notched up…

December 16, 2021

REC Group launches new rooftop solar modules to pack more power into less space

REC Group launches second generation of its n-type mono solar panels, REC N-Peak 2 Series, with production set to begin…

July 20, 2021

Trina Solar unveils 670 watt Vertex module, its highest power panel yet

Global PV giant ups the ante – again – in the solar power stakes, unveiling a 670W panel with an…

March 12, 2021

JA Solar claims new record in race to deliver 500W-plus PV modules

JA Solar says its 500W PV module due for release in H2 2020 has set a new industry record for…

May 12, 2020

REC Group extends solar panel warranty to 25 years

German solar panel maker launches extended warranty for PV modules, guaranteeing performance and covering all faults and labour over 25…

January 23, 2020

REC Group to launch Alpha Series 380W solar panels in Australia

New, high-yield 60-cell solar panel by Norwegian outfit REC Group to be launched at next week’s All-Energy event in Melbourne.

October 15, 2019

Inverter maker SolarEdge adds “smart panels” to rooftop offering

Israel-based SolarEdge has moved beyond inverters with the launch of its own PV panel offering on the Australian residential market.

June 5, 2019

Off grid on a shoe-string: 30 years of DIY solar and storage

I have been off grid for over 30 years, starting with just one 40W panel made in Australia from American…

April 11, 2017

A cautionary tale on rooftop solar: who pays the price for weak industry regulations?

When a now defunct solar company installed non-genuine solar panels on nearly 200 homes in regional NSW and Qld, Greenbank…

March 23, 2016