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Renewables

Solar trackers have changed the game for PV generation. But are they cutting panel life short?
UV degradation is a problem for modern solar panels, and new UNSW research shows how sun-tracking panels catch more damaging ultraviolet rays than fixed.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 9, 2026

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Renewables

Is the solar price plunge over? PV panel costs tipped to edge up in 2026
Solar panel price rises are in the offing in 2026 for large scale solar as changes in China begin to bite.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 7, 2025

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Solar

Australia braces for solar price hike as supply chain pressures start to bite
“Double whammy”. Solar industry experts warn of potential massive spike in Australian solar module prices due to increase in materials and shipping costs.
Sophie Vorrath and James Fernyhough

Mar 18, 2021

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Solar

Trina Solar launches 600W PV module, throws down gauntlet to industry
Just months after opening Australian orders for its 500W PV module, Trina Solar has made the leap into the 600-club, with the launch of its 600W Vertex series.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 20, 2020

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Solar

Jinko 460W “Tiger” solar module launched in Australia
JinkoSolar launches new, high efficiency solar panel onto Australian market, offering up 460W generation capacity, and a module efficiency of just over 20%.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 25, 2019

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Solar

Longi launches high-end solar module with 20% conversion efficiency
China PV giant launches new high performance module in Melbourne, in strategic bet that “race to the bottom” on PV prices is coming to an end in Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 13, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

UNSW tops lists of global champions of solar module efficiency
America’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has published a new graph of record-efficiency solar modules. And guess who tops the chart?
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 29, 2019

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Solar

New solar glut could push solar module prices as low as 30c/watt
BNEF analyst Ethan Zindler says world on verge of substantial solar PV oversupply; bad news for manufacturers, good news for installers, end-users – and Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 15, 2016

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Solar module prices reached 57c/watt in 2015, to continue fall
Tier-1 Chinese-produced solar PV modules fell 10 per cent year-over-year and reached US 57 cents per watt in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Mike Munsell

Mar 15, 2016

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