Just Another Solar Podcast

Just Another Solar Podcast

Join Luke Beattie, Karl Jensen, Nigel Morris and Jess MacPherson for a down-to-earth update on what’s happening in the Australian solar industry. With regular guests we discuss technology, events and business issues facing anyone involved in solar, storage or electric vehicles. 

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Just Another Solar Podcast

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Latest episode

Jun 29, 2026

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Episodes

#10 - Big Residential Solar & 100% Renewables w/ Matthew Wright 14.02.2022

Send us Fan Mail Matt Wright from Pure Electric joins us to discuss his focus on installing large residential systems, his lobbying for 100% renewables and other industry issues. This includes 40-year warranties on solar panels and what we should make of it. If you're in the Aussie solar industry, this is geared towards you. Just Another Solar Podcast is hosted by Luke Beattie and Karl Jensen...

#9 - Attracting Talent, PV & EV's w/ Sam Craft 30.01.2022

Send us Fan Mail Sam Craft joined us to discuss all things solar, batteries and EV's, from an Australian perspective. This conversation covered lots of ground and gave us plenty of insights and laughs along the way.  Sam is a Director of NRG Solar, the Smart Energy Council, co-founder of AWISE (Australian Women In Solar Energy) and is also an advisor to the SA Government and SA Power Networks...

#8 - RMA Pitfalls & Smart Business w/ Jack Hooper 17.01.2022

Send us Fan Mail Out-of-pocket expenses for RMA's can be devastating for businesses.  Jack Hooper joins us to discuss the issues surrounding this but also the opportunities it presents. Which obligations belong to manufacturers and what belongs to the retailer? We also discuss differentiating your business, battery growth, asset management as a service and more. Just Another Solar Podcast is...

#7 - Consumer Law & Solar w/ Andrew Williams 03.01.2022

Send us Fan Mail Andrew Williams from Findlaysons Lawyers joins us to discuss some of the consumer law questions that we encounter, some of which go beyond contracts and T's & C's. If you're selling products with 25-year warranties, are you on the hook for that whole period? If a customer hasn't paid for an install, can you disable the system and/or remotely disconnect it?...

#6 - From the Brink of Disaster w/ Shane Arnold 19.12.2021

Send us Fan Mail Shane Arnold joins us to discuss the resolution to the inverter crisis (hence the clickbait title). We also talk about EV charging. batteries and why Delta kicked all the Australians off their stand at Intersolar 2019. Listen and subscribe to stay across relevant issues to the Australian solar industry. Just Another Solar Podcast is hosted by Luke Beattie and Karl Jensen.

#5 - Inverter-geddon & Regulation Madness w/ Bryn Foletta 05.12.2021

Send us Fan Mail Bryn Foletta joins Karl and Luke to discuss the current issues in the Australian solar industry. The last fortnight has seen a few stumbles with the new PV install standard (AS5033). There's an impending disaster as many of the inverters in the market won't be re-certified before the 18th December deadline. Inverters compliant to AS4777:2021 have an impossible task to me...

#4 - The New Standards Have Dropped w/ Glen Morris 20.11.2021

Send us Fan Mail The new standards for PV installs have been published (AS5033:2021), so we called in one of the big guns to help us understand what this means. Glen Morris joins us to discuss the requirements around: - Roof-top isolators no longer being required - Residential limit increased to 1000V's - No power limit on DCU's - Restricted access - Planned view diagrams - Can you still...

#3 - Market Wrap and the Hot Rod w/ Rod Dewar 07.11.2021

Send us Fan Mail Karl and Luke give their usual market wrap and are then joined by Rod Dewar to discuss the upcoming changes to AS4777 - why they're happening and the impact it may have. Rod Dewar is the Product Solutions Manager for Fronius, sits on standards committees and is an all-round great bloke. 

#2 - Solar, Chernobyl & Plenty In-between 23.10.2021

Send us Fan Mail Luke Beattie & Karl Jensen recap the last fortnight in the Australian solar industry. There's no agenda, it two mates having a beer on a Friday and discussing topics such as: DC isolator madness in Australia, coal, EV's, supply chain strategy and Chernobyl. There's no producer or sponsors so the Audio is still a work in progress.

#1 - Panel Price Shock 08.10.2021

Send us Fan Mail Luke Beattie and Karl Jensen discuss the recent price shock of solar panels in Australia. They chat about the causes and forecast where the market will go from here. The first three minutes were recorded in a cave using dial-up modem internet. If that frustrates you, go forward a few minutes. Luke and Karl are great mates and have both been in solar for 10+ years. This is typical...

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