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Solar Insiders Podcast: How the electric Solar Coaster nearly sank in deep water

As Victoria unveils an Australia-leading package focusing on solar, batteries and energy efficiency, the electric Solar Coaster nearly sank in deep waters off the coast of NSW.

And we interview solar veteran Geoff Stapleton from GSES, looking back over decades in the solar industry, where it’s been and where it’s going.

All this and more in this week’s episode.

You can find previous episodes of the Solar Insiders podcast here or on your favourite podcast platform.

Solar Analytics is a proud sponsor of Solar Insiders.

 

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