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A Big Year For SMA’s Big Inverters In Australia

SMA central inverters - Australia

2020 saw Germany’s SMA sign contracts for around 1.6 gigawatts of central inverter capacity for use in large-scale solar installations across Australia.

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Free Solar Powered EV Charging At South Melbourne Market

Solar EV charging at South Melbourne Market

Two new electric vehicle charging stations recently installed at the South Melbourne Market rooftop carpark are being partly powered by solar panels.

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New Delta Solar Products For Australia In 2021

Delta Electronics - Australia

Delta Electronics has new solar products for Australia next year – another battery system and solar inverters with a very interesting feature.

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Large-Scale Battery Project For Newcastle’s North-West

Battery energy storage project - Newcastle

Edify Energy has announced a development application has been lodged with Newcastle City Council for a large battery energy storage system (BESS) project in the north-western suburb of Mayfield West.

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Floating Solar For Queensland’s Toowoomba?

Toowoomba - floating solar potential

A second proponent has made the next stage of Toowoomba Regional Council’s tender process for its New Energy Generation project.

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Maxeon Prevails In Solar Patent Validity Ruling

Maxeon solar patent

SunPower spinoff Maxeon Solar Technologies is claiming victory in a patent invalidation action filed in China by solar panel manufacturing giant Longi.

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Latrobe City Council Kicks In For Solar + Battery Project

Traralgon Neighbourhood Learning House - solar + storage

Victoria’s Latrobe City Council has announced it is financially supporting a solar and battery storage project at Traralgon Neighbourhood Learning House.

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Restoration Work And Solar Power For Yarram’s “Grand Lady”

Yarram's Regent Theatre

Victoria’s Wellington Shire Council is calling for tenders for restoration work at Yarram’s historic Regent Theatre, which will also soon be hosting a solar power system.

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Jabiru Readying For Renewable Energy

Renewable energy for Jabiru

While there’s still much uncertainty about the future of the Northern Territory mining town of Jabiru, it will be one powered by at least 50% renewables.

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Solar Export Limiting — What It Is & Why It’s Useful

Solar export limiting explained

Many Australian homes are not allowed to export more than 5 kW to the grid. If they want a big solar system with an inverter larger than 5 kW, they must ‘export limit’ the inverter. Here’s what that means.

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