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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…

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…

Image supplied 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…

Gibraltar Industries yesterday announced the further expansion of its solar energy portfolio through the acquisitions of TerraSmart and Sunfig. TerraSmart, a provider of screw-based, ground-mount solar racking technology,…

Image: Melbourne Water A waste-water plant that treats nearly half of Melbourne’s sewage is set to slash its grid electricity consumption, with the installation of a 19MW solar array set to begin early in the new year. Melbourne Water said…

A section of the re-deployable solar array at Happy Valley. Source: SA Water South Australia government-owned utility SA Water is laying claim to the “world’s largest” re-deployable solar array, as works begin on the installation of a…

India added 438 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity in Q3 2020, a 114% increase compared to 205 MW installed in Q2 2020, according to Mercom India Research’s newly released Q3 2020 India Solar Market Update. Solar installations were…

Retail energy provider, Clean Power Alliance (CPA) announced today that its board approved a new solar plus storage project, CPA’s first renewable energy project to be…

A new analysis by Rewiring America — a grant-funded non-profit — shows that transitioning to 100% clean energy would save Americans as much as $321 billion in energy costs. The report, No Place Like Home: Fighting Climate Change (and…

Apple, Amazon and Walmart are the top three corporate solar users Tech giants, major retailers and other corporate leaders are making investments in clean energy. The group collectively installed 1,286 megawatts (MW) of new commercial…