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Aiko launches new rooftop solar panel with 24.3% efficiency

Aiko has launched what it claims is the highest-efficiency residential rooftop solar panel available in Australia, a 480 W panel featuring a power conversion efficiency of 24.3%.

Enphase posts 42% revenue decline in 2024

Solar inverter maker Enphase Energy says full-year revenue fell 42% as the residential solar market slumped, but margins improved and United States manufacturing expanded significantly.

Pressurised water cleaning can improve solar generation efficiency by 10%

Researchers in China have investigated the dust-scaling process and various water-based cleaning methods to optimise maintenance strategies for enhanced safety and efficiency in solar systems.

Future energy systems must compensate rooftop solar generation fairly

The most important energy cost is not what a corporation pays to produce or generate it, but what a consumer pays to buy it. That’s why the delivered cost of rooftop solar and batteries – and the other benefits these technologies provide to the system – need to be factored in when making investment decisions.

Planets align for Australia’s first live DER integration into wholesale markets

Manager of Western Australia’s South West Interconnected System Western Power has been allocated $20.8 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency for its Project Jupiter, which for the first time in Australia will integrate a live distributed energy resources marketplace with wholesale markets.

Distributed solar on a roll breaking output records nationwide in Q4

Like a gift that keeps on giving across Australia’s electricity markets, distributed solar has punched yet again above its weight to break records in the close out of 2024, according to a new report from the Australian Energy Market Operator.

Communities hit by outages get solar powered energy hubs for backup

Solar powered energy hubs are ready to help keep the lights on for 24 Victorian communities as part of a $7.5 million state government program to build energy resilience when faced with prolonged outage.

Anker backs Solix energy storage system for Australian conditions

Chinese electronics manufacturer Anker has declared its Solix X1 AC-couple energy storage system perfectly suited for Australia’s diverse geography and climate conditions.

Wood Mackenzie tips solar growth to stagnate in 2025

Wood Mackenzie’s latest report forecasts that 493 GW (DC) of solar will be added throughout the world this year, compared to 495 GW in 2024. Solar module prices are expected to rise this year as manufacturers aim to recover profit losses from the past two years.

Maximising rooftop solar energy potential rests on battery rollout

Sydney-headquartered residential battery storage solutions company VoltX Energy is expanding into Adelaide, South Australia with 10,000 Neovolt units to meet a surging demand.

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