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With the International Energy Agency leading calls to diversify the world’s solar PV supply chain, Australia’s only solar panel maker Tindo Solar has released a video following the manufacturing process at its new $11 million production facility in Adelaide.

Tindo Solar has released a new video following its manufacturing process.

The company recently completed a new factory at Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, utilising new production technologies, launching a new utility-size panel and doubling production.

More Aussies are getting solar panels to slash their power bills, but the industry faces many issues from unqualified contractors to changing rebates and growing wait lists.

TSolar installers and resellers can now access up to $250,000 on interest-free terms to increase their stocks of Australian-made solar panels after PV module manufacturer Tindo Solar teamed with business financer Moula Pay.

Another two Bendigo Bank branches have installed solar systems, both of which feature Australian-made Tindo Solar panels.

The branches in Cobram, Victoria and Wagga Wagga, New South Wales both have new 22kW systems.

It’s that desire to move away from Chinese imports which is the big opportunity for this small company that has survived a decade of the Chinese import flood. Jaenisch says he’s watching the US Department of Commerce’s AD/CVD investigation closely, and has been talking to US project managers whose supply of Chinese modules has dried up.

Having had its new new 405w Karra panel certified by the Clean Energy Council, the 405w Karra is registered for rebates under the Small-scale Technology Certificate (STC) scheme, reducing the cost of installation for consumers.

The Clean Energy Council (CEC) issued a notice last week announcing that “all PV modules of Msquare Energy Pty Ltd will be delisted on March 28 2022 due to breaches of the CEC Approved PV Modules Terms and Conditions”.

The VPP pilot provides a $4,174 rebate for the sale and installation of an approved battery, which is connected to a solar system when customers join the sonnenConnect approved VPP program.

Tindo had built its first big solar panel – the 545W Karra module – and had already notched up some impressive test results.The Karra module had been evaluated by TUV SUD Korea and judged the most efficient in its class to be made in Australia, and one of the most efficient in the world.

Australian financial institution Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has turned to solar PV to improve its bottom line with a 200 kW rooftop system installed atop its major corporate site in Bendigo in regional Victoria.

After years of operating in harsh outback conditions, solar panels from a couple of Australian manufacturers are still performing well.

SolarQuotes founder Finn Peacock chats with Tindo Solar’s Glenn Morelli and takes a look inside Tindo’s brand new solar panel factory in Adelaide’s northern suburbs.

Energy scientist Dr Niraj Lal travels across the country to see what work is being done to harness green energy, to power our future reliably — and keep Australia’s lights on.

Australia’s only domestic solar panel manufacturer, Tindo Solar, has committed to a recycling program with Reclaim PV that will see close to 100 per cent of solar panels recycled and re-used in the industry.

In an Australian and industry first, the agreement between the two Adelaide-based companies will see Tindo and Reclaim PV working towards a sustainable solution to address the problem of solar panels going to landfill when they’re disposed of.

Solar is a crucial technology to Australia’s future and the primary energy source that will power Aussie homes as the nation sets its sights on net zero emissions in 2050.

Mr Taylor said, "We do have a local producer in South Australia – Tindo – and I strongly encourage people to support that local manufacturer.”

Solar panel installations are expected to increase fourfold over this decade.

A combination of COVID-affected supply chains, the Chinese shift in energy policy and escalating sea-freight costs meant there was shortage availability of solar panels for Australian installers, said Tindo Solar CEO Shayne Jaenisch.

Jaenisch said installers are being warned by the wholesale panel suppliers that the current conditions will get worse and by January or February it was possible that no solar panels would be coming into Australia.

Tindo Solar has continued its support of the Tesla Virtual Power Plant (VPP) as the service expands from South Australia into Victoria.

Under the Tesla Energy Plan homes with solar and Powerwall are connected to the Tesla Virtual Power Plant to power the home while also supporting the grid with clean renewable energy when needed. It’s known as Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and is considered one way to reduce the volatility in utility grids caused by intermittent renewables.

Chief executive Shayne Jaenisch said the company had outgrown its original premises after a decade and took “the opportunity to buy the block next door”.

The move has more than doubled production capacity from a total annual output of 65 megawatts to 150 megawatts. The production line is expected to be fully operational by December and manufacturing by January.

Australia’s only solar panel manufacturer has commenced the decommissioning of its South Australian manufacturing facility, as it makes way for larger, state-of-the-art factory.

The company has invested in a new $11 million assembly plant that will allow the company to significantly increase its output, with a capacity to produce up to 150MW of solar panels each year.

The original factory at Mawson Lakes in Adelaide’s north has been producing solar panels for the last decade. During that period, hundreds of thousands of panels have been manufactured for Australian and export markets.

The new factory, situated adjacent to the existing facility, will be capable of producing twice the output of the old factory. It is also equipped to make panels utilising M10 wafer (182 mm x 182 mm) based solar cells, which replaces the current G1 format (158.7 mm x 158.7 mm).

The factory in Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, has been making solar panels since 2011, during which time Tindo Solar has made in excess of 284,000 solar panels for both the Australian and export markets.

The new $11 million, state-of-the-art factory is capable of producing twice the output of the old facility, and is equipped to make panels with the latest high-efficiency ‘M10’ solar cell which replaces the current ‘G1’ cell.

Adelaide-based solar panel manufacturer, Tindo Solar, has reaffirmed its commitment to quality as consumers turn against cheap imports.

Tindo Solar CEO Shayne Jaenisch said the company – which is the only maker of solar panels in Australia – saw a surge in demand for quality solar technology during the pandemic.

Tindo Solar is one of the rare Aussie businesses that are actually making solar panels in our country. Most of the 3/4 of Australian homes that have solar, have panels that came from overseas (mostly China). A new round of funding under the Government’s Manufacturing Modernisation Fund, will see Tindo Solar receive $1 million for its state-of-the-art solar panel production facility.

The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services’ ‘Turning the Parks Green’ program replaced Remote Area Power Systems (RAPS) at five National Park Ranger Bases during 2020-21, using high-performance solar modules made by Adelaide’s Tindo Solar—Australia’s only manufacturer of solar panels.

Seven of Dubbo Regional Council’s (DRC’s) facilities are currently installing solar panels, helping DRC save up to $70,000 a year in electricity bills. The installation will help Council in achieving its Energy Strategy goal to obtain 50% of its predicted electricity consumption from renewables by 2025.

Australian module manufacturer Tindo Solar is confident it can compete with the world’s biggest manufacturers having received a financial fillip as part of the federal government’s $55 million Manufacturing Modernisation Fund.