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  • Fresh blow to Queensland renewables as China giant scraps plan for big battery called in by state LNP
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    Fresh blow to Queensland renewables as China giant scraps plan for big battery called in by state LNP

    China giant Trina Solar shelves big battery project in Queensland just days after it was called in for reassessment by state planning minister Jarrod Bleijie.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Mar 17, 2026
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  • Chinese solar giant looks to introduce robotic PV installations for  Australian projects
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    Chinese solar giant looks to introduce robotic PV installations for Australian projects

    Chinese solar giant is the latest company to look at introducing a solar installation robot to Australian PV projects.
    Rachel Williamson
    Nov 11, 2025
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  • Is the solar price plunge over? PV panel costs tipped to edge up in 2026
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    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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  • As giant hailstones hit the Sunshine state, solar industry looks to new tech to protect against wild storms
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    As giant hailstones hit the Sunshine state, solar industry looks to new tech to protect against wild storms

    As giant hailstones hit Queensland, solar panel makers, tracker companies, and forecasters are rolling out new tech to deal with bigger, more common storms.
    Rachel Williamson
    Nov 3, 2025
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  • Chinese PV and storage giant Trina wins rapid green light for another big solar hybrid project
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    Chinese PV and storage giant Trina wins rapid green light for another big solar hybrid project

    A major solar battery hybrid project was approved in just 2.5 months, but this time with an explicit nod to NSW community benefit guidelines.
    Rachel Williamson
    Sep 18, 2025
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  • Trina submits approval for Victoria big battery, as locals campaign against solar and storage projects
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    Trina submits approval for Victoria big battery, as locals campaign against solar and storage projects

    Trinasolar and Mint Renewables have now both lodged planning applications for neighbouring big batteries in Victoria, but community opposition is fierce.
    Rachel Williamson
    Nov 29, 2024
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  • Solar giants produce more useful energy than Big Oil, and fossil fuel spending is going to waste
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    Solar giants produce more useful energy than Big Oil, and fossil fuel spending is going to waste

    The world’s biggest solar panel makers now produce vastly more useful energy than Big Oil.
    Rachel Williamson
    Jun 27, 2024
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  • Which crops grow best under tracking solar panels? An Australian study is about to find out
    Renewables

    Which crops grow best under tracking solar panels? An Australian study is about to find out

    China solar giant backs study into how modern solar systems compare older systems – and which crops might thrive beneath tracking panels.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Mar 8, 2024
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  • Trina launches tracker business as big solar market enters tougher terrain
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    Trina launches tracker business as big solar market enters tougher terrain

    Trina Solar launches fully-owned PV tracking business Trina Tracker in bid to to capitalise on the next – potentially rocky – phase of the big solar market.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Mar 17, 2021
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  • Trina Solar launches battery storage business
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    Trina Solar launches battery storage business

    Trina Solar launches new business unit focused on providing solar and storage solutions, grid services, and microgrids.
    Joshua S Hill
    Feb 25, 2021
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  • Trina Solar launches 600W PV module, throws down gauntlet to industry
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    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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  • Trina pushes further into large-scale solar market with TrinaPro Mega
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    Trina pushes further into large-scale solar market with TrinaPro Mega

    Trina Solar “paves the way” to 600W PV modules with the launch of an ultra-high power “Mega” series with an output of more than 500W.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Jun 18, 2020
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