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JinkoSolar, SunPower And Trina Solar Announcements

Trina Solar, SunPower and JinkoSolar

Three of the world’s biggest solar panel manufacturers have published announcements in the last couple of days relating to significant solar projects, two of which are in Australia. [Read more…]

Enphase Energy And Longi Solar Partner On AC Panels

Longi Solar and Enphase Energy

Enphase energised Longi Solar AC Modules (ACMs) based on seventh-generation Enphase IQ microinverters will be making an appearance soon. [Read more…]

Tweed Shire Council Beefing Up Solar Power Capacity

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New South Wales’ Tweed Shire Council will have more than doubled its solar energy capacity by the end of this year  – and there’s more to come. [Read more…]

QCA Releases Solar Feed-in Tariff Report 2017/18

The Queensland Competition Authority seems pleased with the progress of feed-in tariffs in SE QLD during the last financial year, but warns solar owners to shop around. [Read more…]

Victorian Liberals Pledge Solar And Storage For State Schools

Liberal Victoria has committed to providing all eligible Victorian public schools with solar panels and battery storage if it wins the November election. [Read more…]

Are Time-Of-Use Tariffs The Secret To Fast Battery Payback?

Time of Use tariffs and solar battery storage

Do batteries save money with time-of-use tariffs?

Home battery systems continue to fall in price — with an exception or two — and we are getting closer to the day when they will save a typical household money without subsidy or being part of a Virtual Power Plant.

But there is one thing that almost gets batteries to pay for themselves right now: the ridiculously expensive peak rates some time-of-use electricity tariffs charge.  But, without a subsidy, time-of-use tariffs and batteries will only save money for a few exceptional households.  [Read more…]

LG Chem Searching For The World’s Best Battery Startups

LG Chem Battery Challenge

Time is running out for energy storage startups to submit applications for LG Chem’s Battery Challenge, which seeks innovations that will help provide clean and abundant energy for all. [Read more…]

City of Rockingham Joins Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership

Solar panels - City of Rockingham

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Western Australia’s City of Rockingham last week joined dozens of other councils across Australia reaffirming their commitment to a sustainable energy future. [Read more…]

SolarEdge To Acquire Energy Storage Manufacturer

SolarEdge to acquire Kokam

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. announced on Friday it had entered into agreements to acquire a major stake in South Korea based energy storage manufacturer Kokam Co., Ltd.  [Read more…]

Bylong Coal Mine May Proceed

IPCC report be damned. The NSW Government is pushing ahead with approving a major coal mine at Bylong. [Read more…]

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