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Hanwha Q Cells tilts towards commercial solar

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 18, 2019 | For Installers, Solar | 0 |

Satisfied after the release of its Q.Home range, Hanwha Q Cells Australia is ready to make its move into commercial solar.

Understanding the new battery installation standard

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 14, 2019 | For Installers, Solar | 0 |

The new battery standard marks an important point for the industry. James Patterson explains how to use it and how it applies to the various technologies.

‘Reliable systems in extreme locations’ … this installer’s been all around the world

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 14, 2019 | For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Peter McKernan has installed systems in parts of the planet where solar and storage change lives.

Take it to vertical … the story behind a CEC Solar Awards winner

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 14, 2019 | For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

A cool-looking house in central Sydney makes the most of the often-overlooked elegance of solar modules. Will the fashion catch on?

Trina heads into 2020 with hopes on 166mm wafer, tracking efficiencies and all-in-one project offer

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 13, 2019 | Commercial, For Installers, Residential, Solar | 0 |

Chinese solar firm Trina has launched a 166mm wafer it says will see output of 445-450W for a 72-cell panel compared with 405-410W for a 72-cell panel using a 158.75mm wafer.

PV panel recycling a mountain of worry

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 7, 2019 | For Consumers, For Installers, Solar | 0 |

There is a mountain of preparation to be done to manage the recycling of millions of tonnes of solar PV modules over the decades ahead, writes GSES.

Best and brightest: CEC Solar Awards winners for 2019

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 7, 2019 | Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

The Clean Energy Council’s 2019 Solar Design and Installation Awards included shining examples of what this talented industry can do with more than a few modules when imaginations are let off the leash.

SolarEdge makes a big break for batteries as the rules of PV shift

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 31, 2019 | Commercial, Company Updates, For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

SolarEdge is hoping will secure it supremacy as a smart-thinking provider of energy-and-storage solutions, co-founder Lior Handelsman tells EcoGeneration.

Energy efficiency, the key to unlocking the DER model

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 21, 2019 | Comment, Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

For a network of connected distributed energy resources to work at peak efficiency owners of solar must make the most of their generation, writes Shavaj Kallamkote.

Sunshine after dark – the rise of 24-hour solar

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 21, 2019 | For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar | 0 |

Solar PV is cleaning up the energy mix, writes Longi president Zhenguo Li, but this is just the beginning…

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?