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Let’s start the morning with a Mystery Topic – always up-to-date and of interest to solar installers, don’t miss out.

The Gold Standard : Advantages and Practical Considerations for AS5033:2021 -From Wiring Strategies to MC4 considerations and Changes to Scope + voltage we look at the practical considerations for installers.

Mitigation and Containment of Lithium battery fires Find out more about home storage battery fires, Lithium chemistries and Battery constructions types and their fire risks.

A Casestudy – How to increase battery capacity of an off-grid system using lead acid batteries by adding a lithium-ion BESS Hear about how this can be done with what is known as active frequency control (Townsville only)

Digitisation of Solar –  How software is being used to help solar owners and solar retailers. (Brisbane only)

Pros and Cons of Battery Management Systems (more details soon)

The Impact of AS4777.2.2020 on battery inverters Understanding differences between AS4777-2015 vs. -2020 including impacts on inverter manufacturers as well as installers.

Update on the Solar market and changes to the SRES taking place Find out about the changes in detail and implications for compliance

What is the MDDR Pilot project undertaken by Energy QLD? Come and listen to Energy Qld and find out more about the project and its opportunities for solar installers

Lead, Lithium ion and Hydrogen Batteries Hear about the design and installation differences

How to Lift the “Silicon Ceiling” of Grid-Connected Solar The renewable energy industry is subjected constant constraint and limitation, but this won’t get us to the energy transition that is needed.  What has to happen to lift the lid on unlimited solar being installed into our grid?

Quality assurance and Failure Analysis in Photovoltaic Systems using Thermal Cameras       . Attend for a detailed overview and practical demonstration of how to get it right.

Solar Installers Forum – part of our conference for more than 20 years  – Installer Business – Have your say. What is happening in our industry? What are your experiences? Our industry is becoming over regulated and drowned with regulatory requirements that are impacting on the actual business operation. What actions need to be taken to improve this situation while satisfying all regulatory bodies?

Join us for a casual get together

Don’t fancy to sit alone in your accommodation or eat/drink alone on Thursday night? Come and join us for a casual get together and meet other installers, speakers and sponsors – no speeches, no arriving or finishing time. Everybody buys their own drinks. Just turn up at the venue either in Brisbane or Townsville from 6pm onward and catch up with mates, meet new people or renew old contacts. No RSVP needed.