Renewable Energy News

Companies working on large-scale solar thermal projects in Australia say they are tantalisingly close to achieving the dream of building plants big enough to replace coal-fired energy in Australia.

Experts speaking at the Australian Solar Energy Exhibition and Conference in Melbourne last week said the technology had been proven in other countries, and projects in Australia were viable, but the challenge was getting major investors to gamble on something new.

The Solar Credits incentive, which can slash the cost of a home or commercial solar power system by many thousands of dollars, won’t be quite as generous in the not too distant future.

First, a bit of background.

SMA still rules the roost when it come to solar inverter revenue; but competitors are closing in according to research firm IHS.

IHS says SMA managed to maintain a 14 percent share of global solar inverter revenue last year; even in the face of significant challenges.

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