Amber Electric has launched an innovative tool designed to help Australian households crunch the numbers on solar and battery investments. The ROI Calculator provides personalised estimates on payback periods, factoring in real-world energy use and wholesale pricing. This release comes at a time when more Aussies are eyeing batteries to cut bills and boost energy […]
New South Wales, which has earned praise across Australia’s renewables industry for developing a battery regulation legislation, will lead preliminary work on a regulatory impact statement with other jurisdictions. According to the New South Wales government, the draft aims to assist the federal government in evaluating options for a national mandatory product stewardship scheme that
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A solar future for thisSichuan pepper fieldinBijie, China STR/AFP via Getty Images Here Comes the Sun (Bill McKibben W.W. Norton, UK, 16 September; US, 19 August) The sun is rising on solar power. According to Ember, an energy think tank, solar energy has been the world’s fastest growing source of electricity for the past 20
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Think you know your way around the solar system? From the scorching surface of Mercury to the icy edges of Neptune, our planetary neighborhood is full of wonders. The order of the planets isn’t just trivia—it tells a story about temperature, composition, and even the possibility of life. Understanding the planets’ sequence helps us grasp
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Shenzhou, China, August 09, 2025 –(PR.com)– The new artificial intelligence-driven robot cleaning system, which utilizes waterless technology, significantly reduces the operating costs of solar power plants while providing sustainable cleaning solutions for arid regions. Field tests show that the average efficiency has increased by 35% and maintenance costs have decreased by 60%. I. Industry Challenges and
The comet likely originated in a distant corner of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: NASA / ESA / David Jewitt (UCLA) / Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has snapped images of a recently discovered interstellar visitor hurtling
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The US Department of Commerce has initiated full investigations into anti-dumping and anti-subsidy cases against solar imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos filed in July. These investigations, conducted alongside the US International Trade Commission (ITC), are expected to continue into next spring… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/08/us-opens-next-round-of-solar-import-probes-targeting-india-indonesia-laos/
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In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that while southwestern United States enjoyed increased solar irradiance in July, extreme weather events further north complicated solar operations during the holiday season… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/08/tropical-storms-record-heat-shape-north-americas-july-solar-production/
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France’s CEA-INES and WattByWatt, a Canadian startup, announced a 9 cm2 tandem perovskite-silicon PV cell with an efficiency of 28%, the result of an ongoing research collaboration… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/06/cea-ines-wattbywatt-achieve-28-efficiency-for-tandem-perovskite-silicon-solar-cell/
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Multiple factors affect the productive lifespan of a residential solar system. In Part 2 of our series, we look at solar inverters… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/06/how-long-do-residential-solar-inverters-last-5/
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