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IEA report confirms Australia remains a solar PV stronghold
Australia remains among the solar capitals of the world with a new report from the International Energy Agency revealing the country leads the way in PV penetration and ranks No.1 in the world for installed solar PV per capita with 990W per…
Weekend read: Australia’s looming solar cliff
In February, one of Australia’s biggest rooftop solar players, Infinite Energy, announced it would be shutting its doors, citing “changing sector dynamics.” The company, which was owned by Japanese industrial giant Sumitomo Corp., had…
Solar panel glut causing messy ‘false economy’
Much like Australia’s climatic patterns, its solar industry seems to have gone from drought to deluge with industry reporting the panel market has been flooded with stock. “It’s created a bit of a false economy in the market because people…
Solar the energy workhorse in latest gloomy IPCC verdict
Photovoltaics can wipe out 4.25 billion tonnes of carbon emissions every year this decade, according to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Even so, the actions announced so far remain way short of what is needed, with capital…
Enphase launches pilot to pay US solar customers for leasing batteries, sharing energy
Homeowners who participate in a new Enphase pilot project will connect their home batteries to the US grid, sharing energy through Green Mountain Power’s distribution system in exchange for financial incentives. March 31, 2022 Ryan…
India surpasses 50GW of solar
In the fourth quarter of 2021 alone, solar developers added 3.2GW of new PV installations in India. March 15, 2022 pv magazine<img width="1200" height="594"…
Aussie researchers find best BIPV envelope design alternatives
Scientists in Australia have developed an optimisation framework for building-integrated photovoltaics that allows the selection of design variables according to user preferences. Their model considers PV-related features such as tilt…
Infinite Energy pulls plug on rooftop solar and battery business
One of Australia’s largest residential and commercial solar PV retailers and installers has announced it will exit the market, declaring low margins and once-in-a-generation disruptions to the supply chain brought on by the Covid-19…
Western Power switches on Australia’s largest microgrid
The Western Australian coastal town of Kalbarri can now be powered by an entirely renewable energy solution utilising rooftop solar and wind generation coupled with battery storage with state government-owned utility Western Power…
One shining week in SA: state runs for 6.5 days on renewables
For just shy of a week leading up to December 29, South Australia sourced an average of 101% of its electricity demand from renewable energy. January 19, 2022 Bella PeacockSouth Australia’s 156 hours powered by wind, rooftop solar and…