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Sun Continues To Shine For Sungrow

Sungrow inverters and battery storage

Sungrow’s summary report for 2019 shows the company continuing to be one of the leaders in the solar inverter market.

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Queenslanders Want More Renewables, Not Coal Power

Coal vs. renewables in Queensland

A poll of more than 1,000 Queensland residents in late March indicates a strong preference for more renewables over new coal-fired power.

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New Behind-The-Meter Data Guidelines Could Reduce Solar Export Restrictions

distribution substation

With 9GW of solar PV installed, Australia’s enthusiastic embrace of household renewables is starting to bump into system capacity issues. As I wrote last week discussing the advent of the two-sided market, the time is coming where the energy sector will need to be able to reach behind the meter and manage the consumer-side resources […]

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Britain Breaks Coal-Free Electricity Record

Coal-free electricity record in Britain

The impacts of COVID-19 and increasing renewable energy capacity have seen Britain achieve a new record period free of coal-fired electricity generation.

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Solar To Help Improve Safety In Armidale

Solar powered lighting for Armidale cycleway

The Federal Government’s Safer Communities Fund is supporting a solar lighting project for a cycleway in Armidale.

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A (Much) Bigger Solar Power System For Rosebud Aquatic Center

Rosebud Aquatic Centre - solar energy

The rooftop of the new Aquatic Center in Rosebud, Victoria will be sporting a much larger solar power system than originally anticipated says Mornington Peninsula Shire Council.

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Daintree Hybrid Solar Ferry Not A Done Deal

Daintree river ferry

A solar powered ferry project for Far North Queensland’s Daintree River may be in doubt.

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Help! I’m Export Limited To Zero kW. Does Solar Make Any Sense?

power pole

Some people in Australia can’t export solar electricity to the grid.  This is because their local Distributed Network Service Provider (DNSP) has export limited their home to zero kilowatts.  While this isn’t common — yet — it is a tragedy wrapped in personal economic pain.

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NSW To Cut Home Solar Power Red Tape, But..

Installing solar panels in NSW without council approval

Changes to NSW’s State Environmental Planning Policy (Infrastructure) 2007 will enable bigger solar power systems to be installed on homes and businesses without council approval.

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Longi Reports Solid Growth In 2019/Q1 20

Longi Solar

Longi is another Chinese solar panel manufacturer that appears to have shrugged off much of the impact of COVID-19. Late last week, the solar manufacturer reported its Q1 2020 and full year 2019 results.

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