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Distribution networks set to shrink: standalone solar hybrid systems are safer, more reliable
Last month Boundary Power, the joint venture between West Australian Government-owned Horizon Power and east-coast, Newcastle-based, globally recognised electrical control solutions provider Ampcontrol hadn’t even turned one year old when…
Battery start-up raises $12 million as it prepares for ASX listing
Queensland-based designer and manufacturer of lithium-ion battery energy storage systems RedEarth Energy Storage plans to expand its product range and increase manufacturing capacity after raising $12 million in a pre-initial public…
Solar installer fined $500,000 after string of safety breaches
A Victorian solar installer has been fined $500,000 for a string of workplace safety breaches, including a 2019 incident where a worker suffered serious injuries after falling through a skylight. October 14, 2021 David…
APsystems reveals dual microinverter it claims to be most world’s most powerful
The 97%-efficient microinverter has a power output of up to 960 VA and APsystems claims it is the most powerful dual microinverter in the world. September 30, 2021 Emiliano Bellini<img width="700" height="840"…
Large-scale renewable investment may be trending up; rooftop PV surges on!
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) last week released its Carbon Market Report for the June Quarter and rooftop solar customers can once again be proud of their contribution to emissions-reduction — with 803 MW of PV installed — an 18%…
Low-income tenants get relief in Australia’s big public-housing solar retrofit — latest evidence…
For a small infrastructure investment in rooftop solar systems, state governments can make a material difference to the lives of social housing tenants, and further their net-zero ambitions. Western Australia reports another win-win.…
Solar eclipses coal for first time, setting renewable record
For the first time in the history of our national energy market, solar generated more electricity than coal, providing 41.4% of the national market on Sunday, while coal accounted for 41.2%. August 24, 2021 Bella PeacockFor a few shining…
Looking beyond 5-minute settlement to tariff models that show how flexible energy retailers can be
As Australia’s National Electricity Market moves toward five-minute settlement on 1 October, many energy retailers are grappling with the technology needed to reconcile customer use with energy spot market prices within the new interval.…
Queensland energy survey reveals shifts in battery and EV embrace coupled with continued love of…
Households with residential batteries have doubled in Queensland in the last two years, though cost remains a barrier – as it has with electric vehicles. As prices fall, however, the state is likely to welcome the technology with open arms,…
China’s solar PV demand could ‘effortlessly’ surpass 100 GW in 2022 as production overcapacity…
From pv magazine GlobalIn a note issued today, the Asia Europe Clean Energy (Solar) Advisory Co. Ltd (AECEA) says China’s PV industry may be on track for a bumper solar year in 2022, following a potentially “flat” year in 2021.The…