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What Is 5-Minute Settlement And How Does It Help Batteries?

National Electricity Market - 5 minute settlement

On October 1st, Australia’s National Electricity Market is changing from 30-minute to 5-minute settlement. In this article, I’ll explain exactly what Australian households need to do to prepare for this event.

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String Inverters Vs Micro-Inverters: Which Is Better With Shade? It Depends…

String vs micro inverters - shade

The micro-inverter debate has been stirred with two YouTube videos looking at the marketing claim that microinverters outperform string inverters when solar panels are shaded.

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Victorian Big Battery Fire Update

Victorian Big Battery fire

Victoria’s Big Battery project has experienced a setback after a fire broke out in a Tesla Megapack unit at the project site on Friday morning.

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Victorian Solar For Business Rebate Update

Victorian business solar rebate

Solar Victoria seems pretty pleased with response to its Solar for Business rebate (subsidy) program.

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Lilium Electric Jet Project Progresses

Lilium Electric VTOL (eVTOL) Jet

Seeking to address the regional mobility market, this 7-seater vertical take-off and landing electric jet could be flying commercially in just a few years.

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City Of Greater Geelong Eyes Net Zero Emissions Community-Wide

City of Greater Geelong zero emissions

The City Of Greater Geelong’s ambitious Draft Climate Change Response Plan includes a target of zero net emissions by 2035 for the entire community.

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Enphase Q2 Results And IQ8 Microinverter Update

Enphase results and IQ8 microinverter status

Microinverter and battery storage manufacturer Enphase Energy reported another pretty good quarter. But what the fans (well, this guy anyway) really want to know is  – where the bloody hell is the IQ 8?

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More SA Home Battery Scheme Subsidy Changes Ahead

SA Home Battery Scheme subsidy

South Australians considering installing a home battery may want to make a purchase decision soon (but carefully).

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NSW, VIC, SA Solar Installation Status Update

COVID and solar installations

Solar installers in South Australia and Victoria have a busy time ahead, catching up on installations after lockdown.

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Another Callide Power Station Unit Back To Polluting 

Callide Power Station - Queensland

A third generating unit of Queensland’s black coal-burning Callide Power Station returned to service yesterday.

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