5B's Maverick technology is a modular, concertinaed solution that can be transported to site in containers and then folded out as arrays.
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Lighter PV panels push flimsier rooftops under the sun
A new lightweight solar PV module opens up the possibilities for the 40% of properties that can’t take the weight of standard glass-and-aluminium technology.
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Longi Hi-MO X panel tips 20% efficiency
Tier one Chinese solar panel maker Longi has launched the Hi-MO X in Australia, with efficiency of 20%.
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We need to talk about energy … at work and at home
The message about efficient energy use is slowly getting through to owners of businesses, buildings and houses – but there’s a long way to go.
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JinkoSolar outlines the benefits of bifacial panels … and clears up a few of the myths
As bifacial technology establishes itself among its many proven peers in the world of PV modules, developers are looking into possibilities of added yield from rear-side power output.
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CEC calls for action in Victoria as monthly Solar Homes cap hurts installers
Clean Energy Council CEO Kane Thornton said the intent of the program is welcome, but the monthly cap of 3,333 rebates for home solar systems is stifling the solar industry.
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Jobs crunch … are there enough workers to build Australia’s renewables boom?
Australia wants energy security. Clever and experienced renewables workers want job security. This sounds like a job for the nation’s clean energy recruitment superheroes.
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Renewables funding roundtable: Certainty is power
Australia’s transition from coal to clean energy won’t happen without investor support, but the risks are growing. EcoGeneration asked a panel of experts about the possible tremors ahead.
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Stand-alone power systems tower over powerlines
The future of electricity is being reinvented in Western Australia, writes Jeremy Wray of CPS National, who is working with Horizon Power to replace 54km of transmission with stand-alone power systems.
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Solar critics fail to see the full picture
A recent story on the ABC’s 7.30 program gave an incomplete take on the Australian solar industry, writes Clean Energy Council technical support leader James Patterson.
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