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Enphase inverters added to Ikea’s turnkey solar offer in Australia The California-based energy technology company has announced that its microinverters have been selected for Solargain’s turnkey solar offerings in Australia, including the retailer’s offer in collaboration with the Swedish furniture giant.
Marija Maisch
Aug 27, 2020
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Technology & Products
SMA Sunny Boy Storage now compatible with BYD’s Battery-Box The German PV inverter manufacturer’s multi-string storage solution is now in sync with BYD’s latest battery system.
Marija Maisch
Aug 05, 2020
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Markets & Policy
Enphase Q2 micro-inverter revenue falls despite demand ‘rebound’ Coming off a strong, profitable first quarter, Enphase sees the second-quarter results of Covid-19 in compressed revenue and a swing to a loss. Gross margins remain strong.
Paul Zubrinich, pv magazine
Aug 05, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Sungrow signs 150 MW distribution agreement with Solar Juice The new deal with one of the leading solar wholesalers in Australia will make Sungrow’s suite of products available to a greater number of residential and commercial customers.
Marija Maisch
Jul 28, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Monash University gets ARENA funding to investigate renewables integration into weak grids Researchers at Monash University will conduct a desktop study to explore issues and strategies associated with connecting inverter-based generation such as batteries, solar, and wind into weaker parts of the National Electricity Market.
Marija Maisch
Jul 22, 2020
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Technology & Products
Long read: Shadow boxing The amount of non-uniform shading an array will experience determines the technology choices that can be made. However, it can be complicated to formulate more general rules for when to use what type of technology. Most would agree that module-level power electronics are better at handling non-uniform shading, but how do they handle the sun? A recently promoted study brought the discussion into sharp relief.
Marian Willuhn
Jul 10, 2020
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Applications & Installations
Limondale solar farm registered in West Murray The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has announced a major step forward in the West Murray Zone after it granted registration to one of the biggest solar farm in that troubled part of the grid.
Marija Maisch
Jul 02, 2020
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CER reports significant decline in potentially unsafe PV systems A very small number of PV systems installed on Australian rooftops are considered to be potentially unsafe, the Clean Energy Regulator’s new report finds. Water entering DC isolators is identified as the greatest risk and the most common cause of PV system failures.
Marija Maisch
Jun 24, 2020
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Markets & Policy
Premature inverter failure – 4.2 GW of capacity will be affected this year, says analyst U.S.-owned business intelligence firm Wood Mackenzie has attempted to evaluate the market opportunities offered by the repowering of solar projects around the world which feature inverters which are 10 years old – as well as those which will expire ahead of time.
Max Hall
Jun 23, 2020