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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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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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Samsung Unveils New Home Energy Storage Systems

Samsung Unveils New Home Energy Storage Systems

Since Tesla released the details of their lithium-ion Powerwall, the race has been on for other companies to release their home battery storage concepts.  Mercedes, Enphase and now(...)

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Tesla's New Powerwall Battery - Q&A's

Tesla's New Powerwall Battery - Q&A's

Update 28/08/2017: Tesla Powerwall 2 is now being produced, but availability in New Zealand is still limited.  The original Tesla Powerwall described below is no longer in production.   Click here for Tesla Powerwall 2 specs.

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The Solar Storage Game Changer

The Solar Storage Game Changer

The motivation to add batteries to a solar power system is now higher than ever. Governments around the world are lowering their feed-in tariffs and in New Zealand the energy retailers are lowering their solar power buy back rate to a rate so low its almost not worth(...)

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Solar Powered Flight

Solar Powered Flight

What better way to demonstrate the future of solar energy than flying a solar-powered plane across the world! The Solar Impluse project, with Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, are doing just that. The project, which departed from Abu Dhabi in(...)

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Tesla Is Making Home Solar Power Storage Possible

Tesla Is Making Home Solar Power Storage Possible

Recently, formidable technology force, Tesla Motors, announced its plan to produce stationary lithium-ion batteries capable of powering homes and even storing energy from large-scale(...)

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NZ Energy Retailers Cuts Solar Power Buy Back Rates

NZ Energy Retailers Cuts Solar Power Buy Back Rates

Two of the leading energy retailers offering buy-back prices for solar power in New Zealand have recently completed a U-turn on the market in recent weeks. Having previously offered(...)

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