During August of this year, Australia’s Renewable Energy Target (RET) accredited those solar power plants that have a combined solar energy capacity of 220MW. This is a significant difference from those RET-accredited renewables during July which stood at a record 514 MW. An update that was recently provided by the Clean Energy Regular stated that…
DetailsA research hub, located on the Great Barrier Reef and run by the University of Queensland, will soon receive 80% of its power from solar power alone along with the introduction of a 500Kw solar PV as well as a 600kWH vanadium flow battery system. The Heron Island Research Station (HIRS) is situated on Heron…
DetailsMany people are aware of the benefits of a solar hot water system and they’re roughly aware of how it exactly works, but little know that you can also generate hot water with the combining aid of a heat pump. With more and more people embracing environmentally sustainable living choices, heat pumps and solar panels…
DetailsQueensland will not be getting a new power plant station after all, as the state premier has released comments noting that the state is an ‘energy powerhouse’. The plans for the new plant, which would’ve been located in Galilee Basin, have been denied to have support from government officials. Earlier this September, the Chairman of…
DetailsA new factory developed by SofarSolar was officially put into operation this year at the beginning of September. The factory is located in Dongguan of the Guangdong province and has been designed to meet the production needs of grid-tied and storage inverters. With dozens of international production lines, the property has been operating at a…
DetailsSofar Solar has announced that it has been selected as the company to supply 2.7MW of high-efficiency solar inverters to a poverty alleviation power station. The power station, which is located in the Shaannan region of the Shanxi province, has been developed with the aim to provide poorer households with an increased income that will…
DetailsYour inverter’s efficiency has a direct and crucial effect on the efficiency of your PV system as a whole because it’s your inverter that converts the direct current electricity coming from your panels to alternating current – the current used by the grid. Many people wonder how big their inverter should be compared to their…
DetailsIt’s pretty much here! While most of us are casting off our winter gloom and getting ready for more outdoor time and fewer jumpers, the keen solar folks among us should have an extra item on their to-do lists alongside storing away their winter woolies. That’s right, prepping their panels for the best two seasons…
DetailsSofar Solar Inverters Available in South Australia Home Battery Scheme The South Australia Liberal Government has officially announced their new home battery scheme on September 8th. The scheme is focused on providing households with grants of up to $6,000 to help them get the funding they need to install battery storage in their own homes.…
DetailsWe’ve all heard of inverters and we know that they’re vital if your solar energy is to be used in your domestic appliances. However, not many people outside the industry actually know what an inverter does and why. Back to basics So, the sun shines onto your photovoltaic (or solar) cells and creates electricity. It…
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