The 4th of July marked the third Solar Independence Day in the UK, an initiative led by the country’s Solar Trade Association.
The first of 24 grants from round one of Victoria’s $20 million New Energy Jobs Fund program was announced by Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio yesterday.
ABB starts shipping a central inverter, an essential component in every solar installation, with a 40 percent increase in power density – ABB’s PVS980 central inverter – an essential component in every solar installation that converts direct current (DC) produced in solar panels into alternating current (AC) for use by electrical grids – increases the amount of incoming solar power connected to a single inverter by as much as 40 percent: a dramatic improvement that completely changes the economics of a solar installation. Thanks to its increased power, the PVS980 central inverter also allows operators to use 30 percent fewer inverters than previously
Many Australians will be facing increased electricity prices from today – both residential customers and businesses in some instances.