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Cutting edge REC Panels donated to Wairau Special School

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Launch of the largest hybrid solar system in NZ

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SkySolar success with the largest commercial solar system in Canterbury

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Hybrid Solar the sweet spot for power independence

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Solar for business - Scarborough Fare Herbs

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Rent or buy solar - choosing wisely

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Solar Energy Jobs Double in 5 Years
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Here’s an interesting little article from CNN about the rise of jobs in the solar energy industry. As more and more people see the benefits of solar power, it has become a no brainer to move away from the grid and look to the sun as a cheaper and more sustainable energy source. Solar energy is…
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Hyundai's Solar Message
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Hyundai Solar panels are a great choice if you’re looking for a durable, efficient and long lasting solar panel. Skysolar is a proud distributor of Hyundai solar panels for New Zealand. Check out this message from Hyundai about smart living.     Hyundai Solar is our partner supplier of solar panels. Here’s a brief timeline…
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Staff Feature - Jamie Tonkin, Lead Electrician
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JAMIE TONKIN Lead Electrician for the SkySolar Teams, he has worked at SkySolar since his first day 3 years ago. Before he moved to SkySolar Jamie installed HRV Systems on North Shore and oversaw the drilling of over 30,000 holes in customer houses. He’s originally from the UK, and moved to NZ in 2007. Jamie served…
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Top 10 must have Solar Gadgets
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Skylock Solar Powered Bike Lock   Wakawaka power   BirkSun Solar Backpack   Orange Solar Tent   XD Design Window Solar Charger   Eton Rukus Solar Powered Sound System   Goal Zero Yeti 1250 Solar Generator   LunimAID inflatable Light Bag   QDesigns Qbracelet
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Electric Tesla vs V8 Supercar
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Last week we featured an article about Tesla’s Gigafactory, and when we saw this video we thought it was too good not to share. SkySolar solar power installations are a great way of charging electric vehicles at no cost when your system is generating power. With electric charging stations in more and more carparks nowadays,…
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Greg Wilcott - Customer Feedback
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Just a quick note to say thanks very much to you and the team for the solar installation which has been running for about two weeks now. I am very happy with the free power from the sky 🙂  – What’s not to like about that!…. and the guys did a great job with the…
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Off-grid homes that will change the way you think
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Check out a few amazing off-grid buildings from around the world: The Minim House by Foundry Architects Solar powered STILE house     Solar powered Southern Outlet House – Australia     Solar powered library and community centre – Denmark     Solar powered home in Portland     Off-Grid Solar powered Valley House –…
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How an inverter works
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An inverter’s main task is to take high voltage DC electricity created by your photovoltaic solar panels, and convert it into usable AC electricity. Your Solar Inverter is the brains of the outfit (although a PowerBOS is the true genius). The SkySolar Inverter takes the energy produced by your Solar Panels and distributes it into…
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Cool Solar Powered Inventions
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More biomimicry, a solar powered spy drone in the form of a bat. Solar roadways is a modular set of solar units designed to form transportation pathways which can be programmable – light for signalling and hazards, heat for icy days, and all while generating power to charge EV’s.This solar drone is huge, designed to…
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Solar Stuff - How it Works - Solar Panels
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Photovoltaic (PV) cells convert sunlight into electricity. In most PV cells, light energy (photons) excite the electrons in the atoms of a semi-conducting material (for example silicon). The energised electrons then generate an electrical voltage. The conductive properties of Silicon are what allows us to convert sunlight into usable electrical energy through our solar panels.…
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How much solar energy hits your roof? Google's not far away from telling you
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1 Google are doing this by using what they already have available in Google Maps, and using the path and angle of the sun, generating a guide to how much solar energy your roof collects based on surrounding shade sources like topography, trees, chimneys and tall buildings.   While the area available is still very…
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School solar system for Moanataiari School
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Moanataiari School in Thames have been running on fresh and stored sunlight with their new school solar system, designed and installed by SkySolar. Designed to reduce power costs and improve the school’s energy resilience during power cuts. SkySolar are proud to be chosen as the supplier for Moanataiari School’s solar system, with the design, installation…
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