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More Solar Installations For Victorian Government Schools

Solar schools in Victoria

A total of 171 government schools across Victoria will have solar power systems installed through the Greener Government School Buildings program.

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GE Solar Inverter Debut In Australia

GE Solar Inverter

Australia is the first country where GE solar inverters are available, which are being manufactured by another inverter company.

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SolarQuotes TV Ep. 2 – EV Taxes, Electricity Prices, New Panels + More

SolarQuotes TV Episode 2

Australian governments putting the handbrake on EVs, we meet an Aussie adventurer with a taste for the finer things, South Australia goes from zero to hero with power prices, say hello to what is possibly the most powerful home solar panel to hit the Australian market to date, plus much more in SolarQuotes TV Episode […]

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How Much Solar Can You Install In The Endeavour Energy Network Area?

a big rooftop solar power system

Update July 1st 2021: After a commenter kindly informed me Endeavour does not require export limiting on properties with 3 phase power I wrote to Origin to clarify this and they confirmed in (email) writing, “That is correct, there is no export limit on 3 phase systems.”  While different from information I was given 4 […]

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It’s Time For All Solar Manufacturers To Take Cyber Security Seriously

With this week’s launch of the Internet of Things Alliance Australia’s (IoTAA) security awareness guides, this seems a good time to remind the solar industry that we’re part of the Internet of Things – and so far, we seem to take a pretty relaxed attitude to security.

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Victorian Minimum Feed-in Tariff Rates Drop From July 1

Victoria solar feed in tariff

While Victoria’s minimum feed in tariff rates will reduce from the beginning of July this year, solar panels will remain a solid investment.

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Australian LG Chem Solar Battery Recall Announced

LG Chem solar battery recall in Australia

LG Energy Solution Australia has issued a recall notice for various LG Chem RESU models and battery packs with cells from specific production lots.

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Consumer Groups Call For Federal Government Regulation Of BNPL

BNPL and solar power

Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services should be regulated by the Federal Government rather than through a self-regulatory code of conduct developed by the industry say leading consumer groups.

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AEMC Introducing New Solar Inverter Standards

AEMC solar inverter standards

Where South Australia has already gone with some solar inverter standards, most other states will follow by the end of this year.

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Curious Solar + Hydrogen Trial For The Northern Territory

Solar and hydrogen trial - Northern Territory

This one is a bit of a head scratcher – a proposed project for the Northern Territory seeks to use solar power to pull water from the air and create hydrogen from that water to be used for electricity generation.

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