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With the solar industry already seeing prices rise because of a shortage of panel raw material polysilicon, an explosion yesterday at the factory of a silicon metal producer in Xinjiang could have further repercussions on supply. No casualties have been…
“At Growatt, our team is dedicated to product innovation and quality and we are delighted to see our ARK battery recognized by TÜV Rheinland for its outstanding safety and reliability as a residential storage solution,” commented Lisa Zhang, the company’s…
Propella has been building streamlined, fixie style electric bikes for years now and we were able to get our hands on the latest version of their 7-speed e-bike for a review. Image credit: Kyle Field, CleanTechnica The design style of…
Image credit: b.energy Melbourne now boasts a second vertical solar system, and potentially Australia’s largest in terms of panel numbers, after the installation of a 42kW PV array on an outer wall of the Paragon Tower project, a 48 level…
It’s come to this. The Australian Energy Markets Commission has produced a draft decision that will make households and small business with solar panels pay to inject their surplus production into the grid. March 31, 2021 From The Conversation Australia.It’s come to…
Australian technology company Power Ledger’s blockchain-enabled technology is behind the first live solar energy trading project in Delhi, India, which began operation this week, in collaboration with leading Indian energy utility Tata Power and India Smart Grid Forum. Power Ledger’s…
Ford has just announced that it will sell 100% electric passenger vehicles in Europe by 2030 — as in, 100% of its passenger vehicle sales in Europe will be 100% electric vehicles within the decade. While it’s certainly admirable and…
Solar carpark at Flinders University. Image supplied. South Australia’s Flinders University has become the latest tertiary institution in Australia to source all of its electricity from renewable energy, in this case though a mix of on-campus solar and an off-take…
As the Smart Energy Council prepares to rollout the first pilot of its green hydrogen certification scheme, CEO John Grimes and consultant Scott Hamilton revealed what’s at stake and why the plan could change the game for Australia’s export future.…
A 500MW solar auction in the Indian state of Gujarat has resulted in a nation-wide record-low tariff of INR1.99/kWh ($AU0.036/kWh), 0.5% lower than the previous record set last month. Various media outlets, quoting sources speaking to Indian media outlet PTI, have…