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Rystad: Residential solar soars past C&I in 2021
Renewable energy and battery storage has racked up another banner year in 2021, according to end-of-year analysis from Rystad Energy. While there was growth across segments, residential solar has seen the most impressive gains, surpassing…
NT’s first publicly owned house finally granted access to rooftop solar
Indigenous communities have some of the most unreliable, expensive power in Australia, with a recent study finding almost three quarters of households in remote Northern Territory communities lost power more than 10 times, often for…
Stand out new facility for WA’s in demand stand-alone power systems
Perth-based Hybrid Systems Australia has opened its new much-expanded facility in the Western Australian capital ahead of significant expansion in the outlay of its stand-alone power systems to regional and remote parts of the state.…
Consistency shines bright in battery storage testing
Independent battery performance and reliability tester ITP Renewables has been running its trial of solar storage batteries since 2016. Over the years one of the broad conclusions to be drawn is that home storage systems are by no means…
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.…