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Melbourne developer unveils Australia’s ‘largest’ vertical solar PV system
Victorian-based property developer Beulah has announced its soon-to-be-completed Paragon tower in the heart of Melbourne will be home to the nation’s largest and most efficient vertical solar PV system. April 8, 2021 David CarrollThe $200…
Sydney factory to share excess rooftop solar power with employees
The 800kW rooftop PV system installed at Hunter Douglas’ Rydalmere factory
An 800kW solar system installed on the industrial rooftop of a window furnishing company in Sydney will soon supply power to that company’s employees, by offering…
How to protect rooftop PV systems from fire risk
Dutch research institute TNO has released a series of guidelines to reduce fire hazards in rooftop PV installations. The study follows a series of fire accidents that occurred between 2018 and 2020 in the Netherlands, for which the main…
Budweiser shouts “green beer” for all on St Patrick’s Day in the US
US beer brand Budweiser has pledged to turn each and every beer green on St Patrick’s Day in the US; not with food dye – as is the tradition for American beer drinkers on March 17 – but with renewable energy.
The Anheuser-Busch owned brewer…
Hybrid operational strategy to use lithium-ion storage in commercial PV arrays
Lithium-ion batteries can not only improve self-consumption in commercial PV systems but are also able to efficiently perform peak shaving and price arbitrage, according to an international research group which has proposed a new strategy…
Rooftop solar rebate of up to 50 pct extended to small business in Victoria
Rooftop solar rebates offering to cover up to 50 per cent of the cost of a PV system will be made available to small businesses in Victoria, as part of the state government’s Solar Homes scheme.
Victorian energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio…
State-owned coal company seeks large-scale renewable projects to transition portfolio
The Queensland Government-owned energy company, Stanwell Corporation, has announced it is from today seeking expressions of interest from renewable energy projects to incorporate into its fossil-fuel heavy portfolio. February 24, 2021 Bella…
Online solar and battery sales platform wins commercialisation grant
Australian start-up UPowr has won a federal government grant to accelerate the development and deployment of an all-digital sales platform, that the company hopes will shake-up the solar and storage market.
UPowr said the innovative digital…
Sunseap connects 23 MW in Vietnam under FIT regime
The developer said it installed and commissioned seven solar rooftops in just three months despite Covid-19 travel restrictions. February 12, 2021 Max HallFrom pv magazine Global. Singaporean clean power developer Sunseap has…
Fimer taps Australia for roll out of new three-phase inverter line
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Leading global inverter supplier Fimer has launched a new range of three-phase string inverter solutions on the Australian market, targeting commercial and industrial solar applications and offering a “host of additional…