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Date set for new solar inverter standards, with tighter controls to follow
New technical standards for inverters that control rooftop solar, battery storage devices and electric vehicle charging will come into effect in December, the Australian Energy Market Commission has ruled, with further and potentially…
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…
Regulator ranks AGL Australia’s biggest climate polluter
Australia’s largest energy retailer, AGL, is working towards net-zero emissions by 2050 but it can not come soon enough for some with new government data revealing the energy giant is the nation’s biggest polluter, emitting more than 42…
Can Indonesia Realize Its Future as a Solar Superpower in Asia?
Indonesia is often called the “Sleeping Giant” of Asia. Countless words are written every year forecasting the future of China and India as economic giants. This is justifiably so given the immense economic growth each nation is achieving.…
Testing The Jackery Explorer 1000 Solar Power Station To The Limits, & Beyond!
A few days ago, I opened up the Jackery Explorer 1000 Solar Power Station and did some initial testing and setup. You can get a lot more detail there, but in short it’s two 100w solar panels, a 1 kWh battery, and an inverter that can put…
NT to build world’s largest solar farm
The Northern Territory will be home to the world's largest solar farm after an $8 billion agreement.The deal with Sun Cable will see a 12,000-hectare solar farm built near Elliott, a small town on the Stuart Highway north of Alice…
Will the solar roof tile ever crack the mainstream market?
A roof in British Columbia with Ergosun solar roof tiles. Image: Ergosun
A Canada-based company called Ergosun caught One Step’s eye this week with a pitch to the Spanish market for its “ready to install” Integrated Solar Roof Tile – a…
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…
UPC/AC land debt finance for 400MW solar project and big battery in NSW
The UPC/AC Renewables Australia joint venture says it has secured debt finance for a 400MW solar farm in northern NSW, the first stage of what is planned to be a massive 720MW solar project and a 400MWh big battery, among the biggest in the…
400 MW first stage of New England Solar Farm reaches financial close
Debt financing services from Bank of China, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and Westpac, have brought the first 400 MW stage of the New England Solar Farm to financial close, a massive milestone for massive hybrid project. February 12, 2021…