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Bifacial Solar Panels May — Straight Up — Dominate Australian Solar Farms

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Are vertical solar panels the best orientation for new Australian solar farms?

Last week I wrote about double glass bifacial panels that are able to use light coming from the front and behind, while on Christmas Eve I mentioned large scale solar farms are taking off in Australia.  Because it’s the season for togetherness, I thought maybe we could put these two things together and make a bifacial solar farm.

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Australian Solar + Battery Installation Statistics

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Late last year, Australia was experiencing somewhat of a frenzy of interest in solar + battery storage. How has that panned out? [Read more…]

Australia Post’s Monster Rooftop Solar Power Installation

Australia Post solar power system

Australia Post has announced completion of a $3 million, 2.1MW solar panel system at its parcel sorting facility in Chullora, New South Wales. [Read more…]

Australian Small Scale Solar Installation Statistics For November 2017

November was a busy month in Australia for <100kW capacity solar power installations according to the Clean Energy Regulator, and concurrent battery installations picked up again. [Read more…]

MoU Seeks To Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption In Australia

Electric vehicle uptake in Australia

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A meeting in Adelaide on Friday saw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by seven Australian states, territories and cities with a goal of accelerating the nation’s transition to electric vehicles. [Read more…]

6GW Wind And Solar Power Facility For Western Australia’s Pilbara

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A consortium has announced a proposed wind and solar power plant of up to 6 gigawatts capacity in Western Australia’s East Pilbara region that will export electricity to Indonesia. [Read more…]

2017 A Stellar Year For SMA In Australia

SMA solar inverters in Australia

Solar inverter manufacturer SMA says it inked contracts for the supply of more than 1.2 gigawatts of inverter capacity associated with 20 large scale solar PV projects in Australia this year. [Read more…]

Australia’s Largest Single Site Rooftop Solar Panel Installation Complete

Charles Sturt University solar power system installation

A 1.77-megawatt solar power installation at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, was officially opened on Monday. [Read more…]

Western Australian Solar Installer Donates System To Local Charity

It’s always great to see Australian solar installation companies supporting the communities that help support them. [Read more…]

Sterling And Wilson Sets 500MW Australian Solar Goal

Sterling and Wilson - Solar Power

Sterling and Wilson is moving beyond supplying diesel generators and cogeneration energy solutions in Australia – it has set its sights on scoring 500MW of large scale solar EPC contracts here in the next three years. [Read more…]

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