The process of manufacturing gallium-doped solar panels was under a patent until last year. It’s only now that this method has started to pick up steam.
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Investment risk in renewables … seeking value in a frothy green market
Clean energy is growing in the grid but there is still plenty of risk for big investors.
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Follow the sun … how tracking stacks up in utility-scale PV
Tracking has taken off with developers of solar plants but there is a lot to know about this simple technology.
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Things will get worse before they get better … how curtailment and restrictive MLFs will precede the dawn of renewable energy zones
Grid constraints are symptoms of an energy system in transition, say analysts. A balancing act of new supply and transmission will see bumps along the way.
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Obey your master … how algorithms can steer a neighbourhood battery
Research shows that if energy professionals and customers agree on what they expect a community battery to do, engineers can write performance algorithms to suit those objectives.
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To the limit … ANU lab open for extreme (or mundane) DER testing
Dull or extraordinary grid conditions can be conjured to stress test clean energy equipment at the ANU’s laboratory dedicated to distributed energy resources.
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Autonomous Energy looks for a clean start after mixing with Bill Papas
A leading C&I solar company is focused on business as usual having found itself briefly under the ownership of an alleged fraudster.
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Light touch … adapting C&I solar for rooftops that can’t take the strain
Solar installers who try to cut corners by avoiding stringent structural assessments risk the reputation of the entire industry – and can miss out on proving themselves in the tough C&I sector.
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RACV Solar’s 800kW PV-and-storage upgrade for Holmesglen TAFE
RACV Solar has partnered with Holmesglen Institute to deliver an energy solution and training facility worthy of turning out tomorrow’s solar workers.
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AEMC opens the door to welcome battery-owners as grid participants
The AEMC has proposed a rule change that could ease the way for owners of battery storage to participate in the energy market.
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