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Fantastic opportunity for a solar installer

Fantastic opportunity for a solar installer

A request for proposal was put out on the 11th of February 2013 for the opportunity to install solar power on Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands.  The goal(...)

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How to choose solar panels

How to choose solar panels

What type of solar panels should I choose, monocrystalline panels, multicrystalline panels or thin film panels?  This is a common question that buyers have been asking us a lot recently.

Nowadays there is not much difference between mono and multi.  Both of(...)

Posted on in How Solar Power Works

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Future of Solar Power Storage

Future of Solar Power Storage

Update Dec 2015: Vector's offer may now be out of date.Storage for solar power is a big topic in the solar pv world at the moment. The race is on to create the perfect solution for storing solar power generated at peaks times (i.e. in the middle of the day when we(...)

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NZ's first Solar Powered Castle

NZ's first Solar Powered Castle

Campbell Live takes a sneak peak into the progress of Dennis and Debbie Chapman's personal castle which is powered by solar panels.  Not only are they getting power from the solar panels, but they are harvesting the heat off the back of the panels which is stored in(...)

Posted on in Solar Power New Zealand

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Microinverters - the latest solar power innovation

Microinverters - the latest solar power innovation

One of the latest solar technology buzzwords is microinverters, which have already made a big impact in the solar power market.

Typically a solar power system has a central(...)

Posted on in New Solar Technology

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Meridian's buy back rate changes for solar power

Meridian's buy back rate changes for solar power

Meridian has announced that they will be changing their buy back scheme for renewable energy.

It states on their website that they are losing money from the current 1:1 buy back(...)

Posted on in Solar Power New Zealand

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SMA's latest tool for designing solar power systems

SMA's latest tool for designing solar power systems

If you are about to get a solar power system installed and you are trying decide whether the panels should go on the 30° slope roof on your north east facing garage roof or your 20°(...)

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Get ready for solar when building a new home

Get ready for solar when building a new home

Thinking about getting a solar power system for your new home but not quite ready to commit? Pre wiring a home for solar power is a good idea.

When you are building a new home it(...)

Posted on in How Solar Power Works

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