Solar households in Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales will this year cease to be paid for power they export into the electricity grid. While this may hurt some households, it could ultimately be a good sign for the industry.
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Solar flight completes round-the-world journey
In a world first, entirely solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse has completed its round-the-world journey.
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Solar battery revolution held back by red tape
Transgrid and City of Sydney chiefs have warned that red tape has threatened to flatten the solar storage battery revolution by restricting the use electricity suppliers and user can make of their solar panels and batteries.
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Solar and industrial clamp testers
The Hioki True RMS CM4371 and CM4373 measure AC and AC + DC (to 1000 V), and DC voltage to 1700 V.
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Solar plants viewer offers customisation
The Axis system features separate monitoring for each string allowing the early detection of partial system errors leading to decreased down time.
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Dumping investigation into Chinese solar panels launched
The Anti-Dumping Commission has announced that it will look into alleged dumping of Chinese photovoltaic solar panels.
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Aussie academic takes UK prize for solar innovation
An Australian academic has won a UK engineering prize for his and his team’s work in improving the efficiency and cost of solar panels.
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Australian innovation controls solar injection into grid
Solar Gate monitors the power demand of a local load and commands grid inverters to produce power equal to the local demand in order to avoid injection of solar power into the grid.
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Robot cleans solar panels
The robot brushes sand and dust from solar panels until all the particles fall into the gaps away from each panel.
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New world record for solar cell efficiency
The Swiss team has achieved a 20.4% energy conversion efficiency for thin film CIGS solar cells on flexible polymer substrates.
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