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Last Man Standing

February 13, 2012

There has been such turbulence in the solar industry in the last few years that many have dubbbed it the “solar coaster”. The industry has been through a boom and bust cycle spurred by generous government subsidies (upfront assistance) and generous feed in tariffs (ongoing assistance). Then the removal of these benefits. In fact, the [...]

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Troubleshooting solar power systems

February 13, 2012

We are often called by home owners about systems that are not working… systems that they have purchased from someone else just 1 or 2 years ago, and that have either stopped working, or are failing to live up to expectations. In many cases, the company that sold them the system has gone out of [...]

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Specifications don’t tell the full story

September 27, 2011

There is a lot of competition in solar right now. What we often see in the market are people trying to compare systems.  The tricky thing with solar is that there is rarely an “apples to apples” comparison. Basically what goes into a system are: – Panels – Inverter – Balance of system (frames, wiring [...]

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The impact of hail on solar panels

September 24, 2011

Skip to about 7:50 on this Trina video to look at some testing procedures. This is a very common question from people looking at solar – especially given some of the impressive damage that has been inflicted by hail to houses and cars across Australia in the last few years. All manufacturers test panels for [...]

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The effect of shading on solar panels

September 22, 2011

Being keen to ‘go solar’, a lot of people don’t realise (or are not told by their installers) the potential impact that shade can have on a system. Shade can have a massive impact on a system, decreasing output by 80% in some cases. Crystalline panels (so polycrystalline and monocrystalline) silicon panels are made to [...]

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