Solar Category of one step off the grid
Australia is in a “global race” to stake a claim in the booming solar manufacture market – a supply chain spanning polysilicon, wafers, cells and modules that in 2021 was valued in excess of $US40 billion, an increase of more than 70% from 2020. At the moment, China has an iron grip on the market,…
Wyatt Roy on SunDrive’s progress towards making cheaper, more sustainable solar – right here in Australia. Plus: Will 2023 be a record year of rooftop installs? You can find previous episodes of the Solar Insiders podcast here or on your favourite podcast platform. Pylon is a proud sponsor of Solar Insiders. nextracker is a…
Solar giant Longi has claimed a new world record of 33.9% for the efficiency of crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells, beating the previous record for the technology by 0.2%. The Longi record was reported in the latest certification report of the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and surpasses the 33.7% recorded by King Abdullah…
Chinese solar manufacturing megalith JinkoSolar announced on Monday that it has achieved a new record maximum solar conversion efficiency of 26.89% for its N-Type monocrystalline silicon solar cells. JinkoSolar, which is one of the largest solar module manufacturers in the world, achieved the “major technical breakthrough” for its 182mm-and-above high-efficiency N-type monocrystalline silicon solar cell….
Interest-free loans on solar panels and batteries will be offered by one major bank in a bid to make renewable energy affordable to more households. Australia’s largest bank will make solar panels and home batteries available through interest-free loans as part of a growing portfolio of green finance offerings. The Commonwealth Bank will launch the…
One of the biggest events on the renewables calendar, All-Energy Australia, is done and dusted for another year, after a likely record-breaking turnout. The official numbers aren’t in yet, but there were 15,000 registrations and the word is the numbers who turned up will easily eclipse last year’s event, which topped 8,500 attendees. With thousands…
Western Australia gentailer Synergy has seen an “overwhelming response” to its offer of $100 credit to customers who allow it to temporarily turn off their grid-connected rooftop solar systems to help stabilise the grid. Synergy launched its Solar Rewards program on October 1 and has already had to close new applications, having reached capacity for…
REC Group has launched a new 470 watt rooftop solar panel, the highest power residential PV module the Norway founded and Singapore based manufacturer has yet produced. The Alpha Pure-RX, which REC will showcase in Australia at the All-Energy conference in Melbourne next week, is the latest from the company’s Alpha Series of panels. Like…
The energy market participation of customer energy assets through coordinated virtual power plants could shave $6 billion off electricity costs, tame the solar duck, and remove the need for remote rooftop solar switch-offs, a new report has found. The massive potential energy cost savings, calculated by Deloitte, are based on a comprehensive three-year research project…
After nearly two decades of stagnation, US electricity demand is surging, driven by growing numbers of electric cars, data centers and air conditioners in a warming climate. But traditional power plants that generate electricity from coal, natural gas or nuclear energy are retiring faster than new ones are being built in this country. Most new…
Victoria’s Solar Homes scheme has been adjusted, again, this time to allow double dipping on the rebate offered on rooftop PV panels, under certain circumstances. State energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio said on Thursday that households that had already taken advantage of rebates and interest-free loans for solar could now access the program again if they…
After meeting with Aboriginal elders at Narrandera, in regional New South Wales, Beon Energy Solutions’ Justin Coburn employed local Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman Shaurntae Lyons to help coordinate community engagement for the construction of Iberdrola’s 240MW Avonlie Solar Farm. We talk to Justin and Shaurntae about how their teamwork has left a lasting legacy…