Solar manufacturer JinkoSolar says it has set a new efficiency record for a large-area N-type TOPCon monocrystalline silicon PV cell. [Read more…]
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DNV-GL’s 2018 Scorecard Results — Longi, REC, & Suntech Only Residential Solar Panels To Pass All Tests
Those nice people at DNV-GL have done another year’s worth of panel torture testing. Here is a summary of the results.
Over the past 4 years the Norwegian company, DNV-GL, has performed annual tests on solar panels and released a report on their performance. Their latest one, the 2018 PV Module Reliability Scorecard is now available. The good news is solar panel reliability looks as though it is continuing to improve. If you buy now you are more likely than ever to get panels that will last for decades without failing and with only minimal deterioration in output. [Read more…]
Longi Solar Arrive In Australia. Tier 1 Panels With Impressive Performance Warranty
Quite Possibly The Largest Monosilicon Solar Panel Producer In The World…
Longi Solar is a Chinese company that has accumulated solar panel production capacity at a prodigious pace.
Also, they’ve grown really fast. [Read more…]
Another Conversion Efficiency World Record For Jinko Solar
Jinko Solar has announced it has again set a new a conversion efficiency record – this time for P-type monocrystalline PERC solar cells.
Perovskite Solar Panels: Are We There Yet?
Solar panels with cells made with a material called perovskite have been the next big thing for what seems a very long time. How close are we to seeing perovskite modules on residential rooftops? [Read more…]
The Refreshed Tesla Model 3 Is A Damn Fine Car – With One Major Elon Error
Tired of filling your tank? Go electric!
Last weekend I drove to Naracoorte to check out some holes in the ground. While this may not sound exciting, what made it special was driving there in a brand new “refreshed” Tesla Model 3.
In almost every way but one, the car was great. Perhaps even amazing. However, tragically, I’m unable to give it the coveted title of totes amazeballs. This is due to one annoying penny-pinching design choice I will heartily complain about later. I’ll hold off for now because there are far too many miserable bastards on the internet and I’d much rather go straight to telling you how cool it was using it to tool around South Australia. [Read more…]
Hanwha QCELLS To Exit Australia
QCELLS solar panels installed in Australia
In a significant development for the Australian solar market, solar panel and battery importer, Hanwha QCELLS Australia – who operated in the mid to high end of the market – has let the solar industry know it will be closing its business in Australia. [Read more…]
Solar Panel Efficiency: Budget Brands No Longer Playing Catch-Up
The solar industry is undergoing a seismic shift. Gone are the days when only premium brands like Sunpower dominated the solar panel efficiency charts. Budget Chinese brands are not only catching up but in some cases, surpassing their high-end counterparts. [Read more…]
Enphase IQ8 Microinverter: Where The Bloody Hell Is It?
Enphase Energy indicated when we might finally see its IQ8 microinverter available here in Australia during the company’s latest earnings call. [Read more…]
Risen Plans Massive Solar Manufacturing And Generation Project
Risen Energy has its sights set on developing a huge vertically integrated solar manufacturing project in China accompanied by a major solar, wind and energy storage facility to help power it all – and then some. [Read more…]
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