A long-running scheme providing renewable energy to Australian households and businesses via electricity retailers is going to need some nips and tucks.
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Why Is It Called An Inverter? A Brief History Of Solar Inverters
Over the past 100 years, many electrical and electronic devices have changed our lives and raised our living standards. One of these is the solar inverter – and in particular the grid-tied solar inverter.
[Continue reading…]South Fremantle Solar Farm A Fizzer
After being in the pipeline for years, it’s looking like a proposed urban solar farm in Western Australia’s South Fremantle won’t be going ahead.
[Continue reading…]Solar Panels: Parallel Imports, Support And Warranty
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.
[Continue reading…]Solar Patent Wars: Tigo Takes On 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.
[Continue reading…]Dubbo Council Leads With Second-Life Solar Panels
Pre-loved solar panels are continuing their service lives on the rooftop of a Dubbo Regional Council building.
[Continue reading…]Legal Intervention On Australian Coal And Gas Proposals
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.
[Continue reading…]Survey: Australian Homebuyers Will Pay More For Green Features
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.
[Continue reading…]Conduit & Solar Inverters: The Good, Bad & Fugly
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.
[Continue reading…]CSIRO GenCost 2021-22: Renewables Still Cheapest, But …
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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