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Sol Distribution and Tesla drive battery storage into the Australian market

Combining the market-leading strengths of each company, Sol Distribution and Tesla Energy have aligned to drive the Tesla Powerwall Battery into the Australian market. Sol Distribution is a Tesla Powerall Authorised Reseller. A customer cannot market or sell the Tesla Powerwall Battery without this certification. At Sol Distribution we are proud to be able to […]

Is this the end of low-quality solar panels in Australia?

Published in November 22, 2016 Tier 1 panel manufacturers are lowering their selling prices due to an over capacity issue in China. The price curve is hovering close to cost.  While this means a tough year ahead for manufactures and the potential closure of some smaller, lower quality manufacturers, it also means lower priced systems […]

Simple Monitoring Solutions

Published on November 16, 2016 As you know, a PV system has no visible moving parts so monitoring is essential for the owner to understand how well the system is operating. Monitoring allows the installer to quickly identify any issues with the system and it also provides data that is needed to explore further opportunities […]

All-Energy Australia 2016

Published on 10 October 2016 The All Energy exhibition this year was a roaring success. It highlighted the innovations and breakthroughs within the renewable energy industry, from an inverter that reached a weighted efficiency of 99 per cent to a panel with an output over 400W.Many clean energy media platforms have already stated the significance of technological […]

Product Breakdown for Adelaide Airport 1.17MW Solar Project

Publish on August 31, 2016 The recently completed Adelaide Airport solar power system is one of the first few Australian rooftop installations to exceed a megawatt in size. Large projects like this demand even more attention to the ongoing operation and maintenance of the project. Panel level control, power production optimisation, system monitoring and overall […]

Optimised For the Future

Published August 24, 2016 All SolarEdge string inverters require DC optimisers to operate with PV systems. The reason being is, the inverters do not have a voltage window and instead use a constant DC voltage input from the pv strings. This voltage is maintained by the optimisers through converting the output of each panel within […]

StorEdge Backup Inverter

Published in August 24, 2016 Battery storage is a powerful device that offers great flexibility and synergies with renewable energy generators such as solar pv. A versatile and intelligent inverter is also required to truly exploit the benefits of energy storage devices. The StorEdge backup inverter offers a large variety of operating modes that allow […]

Comprehensive information about the Sunny Boy Storage

Published on July 4, 2016 Do you want to know how you can benefit from solar energy, even without a feed-in tariff? Are you curious to know whether the Sunny Boy Storage also works for you and your system and whether modernizing a system with storage is really so easy? The SMA Sunny Boy Storage […]