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Solar Panels: Parallel Imports, Support And Warranty

Solar panels - parallel imports

A solar panel brand with an Australian presence should mean expedited warranty claims and support handled locally – but that may not always be the case.

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Solar Patent Wars: Tigo Takes On SMA

Tigo Energy and SMA

Solar power conversion and storage product manufacturer Tigo Energy Inc. has filed a lawsuit against inverter giant SMA in relation to Tigo’s rapid shutdown technology patents.

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Dubbo Council Leads With Second-Life Solar Panels

Second-hand solar panels - Dubbo Regional Council

Pre-loved solar panels are continuing their service lives on the rooftop of a Dubbo Regional Council building.

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Legal Intervention On Australian Coal And Gas Proposals

Coal and gas projects - legal intervention

The Environment Council of Central Queensland (ECoCeQ) is urging Australia’s Environment Minister to reconsider 19 coal and gas proposals; using what it says is a rarely used provision of the EPBC Act.

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Survey: Australian Homebuyers Will Pay More For Green Features

Australian home market - sustainability

The majority of Australian homebuyers are keen on their new house having environmentally sustainable features – and solar panels are on most prospective buyers’ wish lists.

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Conduit & Solar Inverters: The Good, Bad & Fugly

Nasty inverter installation with cable conduit

The $200, 2-inch thick, spiral-bound ‘AS/NZS 3000 Electrical Installations’ is also known as The Wiring Rules, The Book, or The Bible. Electricians use it to beat each other over the head when they feel a fellow sparkie has strayed from the true path of holy electrical compliance.

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CSIRO GenCost 2021-22: Renewables Still Cheapest, But …

CSIRO GenCost 2021-22 - Final Report

While renewables continue to be the cheapest new-build electricity generation option in Australia (even when including storage), they haven’t been immune to local and global events.

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Neighbourhood Batteries: Sharing The Power (And Knowledge)

Neighbourhood batteries study

A Victorian study has produced a guide to developing neighbourhood batteries as community assets.

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IEA Calls For More Solar Panel Supply Chain Diversity

Solar panel supply chain diversity

China has played a huge role in pushing down the price of solar panels. But heavy reliance on China for solar gear is problematic says the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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Redflow’s ZBM3 Flow Battery Ready To Rock

Redflow ZBM3 - Gen3 flow battery

Queensland-headquartered Redflow has announced its new third generation ‘Gen3’ flow battery – the ZBM3 – is (finally) ready for commercial sale.

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