In March, we covered the launch of a big battery at Port Macquarie Base Hospital, which was installed as part of the NSW state government’s Smart Batteries for Key Government Buildings initiative. [Read more…]
US Cyber Security Agency Issues Warning About Enphase Envoy, Installer App
SolarQuotes readers may not be familiar with America’s Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), so let me introduce you: CISA is the operational lead for American cybersecurity, collaborating with other organisations like the National Security Agency, the FBI, and international cyber security agencies. [Read more…]
More Customers Take the Hit: EnergyAustralia’s Prices to Rise
EnergyAustralia has announced its 2023 Default Market Offer (DMO), Victorian Default Offer (VDO) and Variable Market contract price increases. [Read more…]
At Long Last: Enphase Taking Aussie Orders for IQ8 Microinverters
Last April, we wrote that the long, long-awaited Enphase IQ8 microinverter was due to land in Australia – by the second quarter of this year. [Read more…]
Brace Yourself: AGL, Origin Energy Bills Set to Explode
Weeks after the Australian Energy Regulator revealed price hikes for Ausgrid, Essential, Endeavour, Energex and SAPN customers, retailers AGL and Origin have announced their own price rises. [Read more…]
Trina Lays Out Path To 30% Solar Cell Efficiency
This is interesting: not just a new module technology from Trina Solar, but one with a pathway to 30% cell efficiency.
RayGen and Alfa Laval Push the Limits of Solar Efficiency In Victoria
RayGen is building a concentrator-style PV power plant in Victoria with thermal storage, and incredible claimed efficiency, and they’ve picked Alfa Laval to provide the heat exchangers. [Read more…]
Transgrid Pumps Millions into Training Powerline Construction Workers
Transgrid has cited the transition to renewables as one reason for launching a multi-million-dollar training initiative. [Read more…]
Phillip Island’s $10 Million Battery To Help Power The MotoGP
A few months later than originally expected, Ausnet Services’ $10 million Phillip Island battery was formally opened over the weekend by Victoria’s energy and resources minister Lily D’Ambrosio. [Read more…]
WA Plans Six Community Batteries with $3 Million Fed Funding
WA electricity network, Western Power and WA electricity retailer, Synergy are the latest community battery grant winners, securing $3 million to build six community batteries. [Read more…]
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