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Battery standard has put a huge hump in the road: sonnen

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 17, 2019 | Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

The new standard for battery storage goes too far, says sonnen technical director Australia-New Zealand James Sturch.

Virtual power plants, real pain … how the VPP puzzle has brought on a mild headache

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 14, 2019 | Australia, For Consumers, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

Virtual power plants made up of other people’s batteries sound like a great idea but, gee, they’re a headache to put together. Will they make it to the finish line?

Microgrids come to market

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 1, 2019 | Commercial, Efficiency, For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

As the tools to generate and manage electricity onsite evolve, energy users are realising they can rely on themselves instead of leaning only on the grid.

Feel the power … CEC announces 2019 Solar Design and Installation Awards finalists

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 30, 2019 | Commercial, For Installers, Solar | 0 |

Ten installations are competing in three categories: under 30kW, 30-240kW and over 240kW. Good luck!

Are clouds gathering over large-scale solar?

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 24, 2019 | Australia, Commercial, For Installers, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy Target, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

Painful marginal loss factors, asset write-downs, negative pricing, forced curtailment – the forces have been stacked against large-scale solar this year. Is it time for a turnaround in fortunes … or time to pull up stakes?

Melbourne installer’s seen a lot change in his 10 years under the sun

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 23, 2019 | Commercial, For Installers, Residential, Solar | 0 |

Brendan Waldron, senior project manager at Melbourne-based Next Generation Electrical, talks about how very, very far the industry has come in only 10 years.

Lifting solar PV module quality to a ‘higher standard’

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 22, 2019 | For Installers, Solar | 0 |

The CEC list of approved PV modules now highlights panels that meet a range of higher standards, writes the CEC’s Sandy Pulsford, so buyers have the upper hand.

Sizing PV and storage in stand-alone power systems

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 20, 2019 | For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

A report from GSES shows the significant relationship between PV arrays and battery days of autonomy in stand-alone power systems.

Real vs Reactive: the new power balance

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 9, 2019 | For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

A three-year trial that tested the value to networks of residential solar and storage systems uncovered the hidden value in reactive power – and the potential for inverters to really flex their muscles.

Setting the standard for the storage industry

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 9, 2019 | For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Solar | 0 |

The new battery standard drew a bit of flak during its conception but the CEC’s James Patterson explains why it’s actually a pretty good outcome.

Modules under the microscope: inside the lab where PV panels are punished

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 9, 2019 | For Installers, Solar, Solar | 0 |

Solar PV technology is proven but manufacturing standards are highly variable. EcoGeneration speaks to PV Evolution Labs CEO Jenya Meydbray about why developers must be vigilant buyers.

SunWiz shares solar module data: market share, price, classification, volumes

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 4, 2019 | Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Uncategorised | 0 |

Warwick Johnston offers a rare glimpse of the solar module market in Australia, including retailer preference, installed cost and breakdown by classification.