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Battery Ready Solar Power Systems

Battery Ready Solar Power Systems

As of late, the media hype around solar power battery storage has been intense. Tesla, Enphase and Solax are all racing to release their own unique and affordable lithium-ion batteries, a godsend for the solar power system owner. The solar battery storage systems(...)

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Launch of Enphases' Home Energy Solutions 2015

Launch of Enphases' Home Energy Solutions 2015

I was fortunate enough this past week to jet over to the All Energy Expo in Melbourne; the event coincided with Enphases' anticipated unveiling of their Home Energy Solution.

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Solar Smartflower: Will it take off?

Solar Smartflower: Will it take off?

Tulips. Daffodils. Roses. Daises: All flowers you can find in gardens around the world, but if any of you are looking for a unique breed of flower this season to impress your neighbors, then look no further than the solar Smartflower, the newest... possibly(...)

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What are DC power optimisers?

What are DC power optimisers?

Power optimisers, also known as DC optimisers, have been engineered to maximize the amount of energy an individual solar panel produces.  A power optimiser is a small box attached to each solar panel in a system; the optimisers are then wired to a string inverter,(...)

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Green Party's Solar Bill

Green Party's Solar Bill

Hearing the news of a proposed amendment to the Electricity Industry Act courtesy of Green's MP Gareth Hughes, a collective sigh of relief could almost be heard across New Zealand. For far too long everyday Kiwis have been under the thumb of fossil fuel(...)

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Bifacial Solar Panels

Bifacial Solar Panels

A colleague here in New Zealand recently introduced me to a new solar innovation: bifacial solar panels. I did a little research, and it turns out these bifacial panels are pretty neat. By utilizing reflective light from roofing, concrete, or snow alongside direct(...)

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Solar Panel Efficiency

Solar Panel Efficiency

Efficiency can be associated with all things electrical, however solar panels command their own definition of 'efficiency'. Below you can find helpful explanations as to what is commonly referred to in the industry as "solar panel efficiency".

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Kyocera TCL Floating Mega Solar Power Plants in Japan

Kyocera TCL Floating Mega Solar Power Plants in Japan

This past week Japan's latest and largest solar plant began operations, drawing international attention. But it is not just the staggering size of the solar fields that have observers so(...)

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