Spain-headquartered Ingeteam says it has passed the 2 GW mark for solar inverter capacity supplied to the Australian market. [Read more…]
Samsung Adds Solar Cells To TV Remotes
Samsung Electronics has unveiled its 2021 range of Neo QLED, MICRO LED and Lifestyle TVs – all of which will have what the company says is “game-changing” remote control technology. [Read more…]
Improperly Disposed Pizza Boxes Thwart Solar Bins
Image: The One and Only Lorne Community Notice Board (Facebook)
BigBelly compacting bins have proven to be a useful tool for councils, reducing the number of waste collection trips needing to be made. But not even solar power can cure stupid. [Read more…]
Australia’s VSUN Energy Progressing Residential Flow Battery
VSUN residential vanadium redox flow battery bits – some assembly required.
Australian Vanadium Limited (AVL) subsidiary VSUN Energy is continuing to chug along towards its goal of developing a residential flow battery system for the Australian market. This battery won’t just be big on capacity. [Read more…]
Solar Power System Fires And Blasted Rooftop Isolator Switches
There have been several fire incidents in New South Wales in the last week or so involving solar power systems – and at least two are thought to have been caused by rooftop isolator switches. [Read more…]
Solar Panels Are A Great Deal, But They Aren’t “Almost Free”
Over-promising and under-delivering isn’t a great way to win friends and influence people. For even crap solar to be “almost free”, it would need to be particularly crappy to the point of not being installed. [Read more…]
Australia’s National Electricity Market – A Time For Tough, United Decisions
Reports just released by the Energy Security Board indicate while progress has been made in the NEM on various fronts, system security and investor confidence leave a lot to be desired. [Read more…]
Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – January 2021
Summer air-conditioning bills and the looming solar rebate reduction were likely on the minds of the many Australians wanting to go solar during December. [Read more…]
Tragedy Narrowly Avoided: Caravan Solar Panel Comes Adrift
There are plenty of caravans on the roads these days and many have solar panels on their roofs – but not all of these panels are properly affixed. This can result in disaster. [Read more…]
EnergyAustralia Reduces Solar Feed-in Tariff Rates
When the calendar flipped over to January 1, feed in tariff rates for many EnergyAustralia customers were reduced. [Read more…]
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