Clenergy solar inverters reviews

Clenergy was founded in 2007 in Melbourne, Victoria, and still has an office there today - but its products are manufactured in China. 

Clenergy Australian Contact Details

Address: Unit 1, Level 1, 10 Duerdin Street, Clayton VIC 3068
Phone: 03 9239 8088
Email: [email protected]
Website

Company Info

After its founding in 2007, Clenergy set up manufacturing in Xiamen, China and developed an inverter series that was launched in Australia in 2008. It exited the solar inverter game some years ago (our memories are fuzzy on exactly when) to focus on making racking and tracking systems.

But in recent years Clenergy has expanded again, into cable management, home batteries and hybrid inverters - the latter two under the TNK brand. It has also waded into the portable battery and solar panel scene under the Jeri brand.

As well as an office in Australia and manufacturing in China, the company has offices in Japan, Germany, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Korea and Vietnam.

SPH Series Inverters - Discontinued

Clenergy’s original residential string inverters were the SolarPowerHouse (SPH) series, which were available in capacities of 1.5 kW to 6 kW and offered conversion efficiencies of 94% - 96%. They had dimensions from 362mm x 312mm x 131mm to 515 mm x 464 mm x 142 mm depending on the model and weighed from 14kg to 27kg.

The SPH had an operating temperatures range of -25 to 55ºC and an ingress rating of IP65.

TNK Hybrid Inverters - Current

These days, Clenergy's inverter offerings only consist of single phase hybrid inverters under a newish brand, TNK. These are available in 5kW and 6kW output capacities and are approved by Australia's Clean Energy Council at the time of updating this page in early 2025. These hybrid inverters can handle 160% oversizing of a PV array and feature integrated blackout protection with built-in EPS.

Both TNK inverters have dimensions of 405 x 480 x 205 mm and weigh 24.2kg. Their operating temperature range is −25°C – +60°C, they have natural convection cooling and an ingress rating of IP66 making them suitable for installation outdoors.

The only batteries these inverters are compatible with is the TNK LV10.

Warranty Information

Clenergy SPH inverters came with a 5-year product warranty that could be extended to 10 years. But the standard warranty reportedly didn't cover labor or freight costs. It's a bit of a moot point now, with all these inverters out of warranty. If your Clenergy SPH inverter has given up the ghost, it's not worth repairing - pick up some tips on choosing a good solar inverter, along with recommendations on brands to consider.

The newer TNK hybrid inverters are accompanied by a 10-year product warranty. The warranty states costs of removal, installation and freight are not covered by Clenergy unless otherwise agreed by the company, and freight definitely isn't if the customer's premises are more than 50 kilometres from the nearest Clenergy authorised service agent.