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Volkswagen unveils 9.4 megawatt solar park
German car manufacturer, Volkswagen (VW), has switched on its largest solar installation to date. Located next to its Tennessee plant in Chattanooga, the 33 acre site will produce around 13 gigawatt...
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Diamond Energy – Australia’s number one energy retailer!
Diamond Energy, was recently crowned number one energy retailer by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) for supporting the Renewable Energy Target 2013. The ‘Green Electricity Watch‘ Report,...
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IKEA’s opens new commercial solar PV project in Florida
Swedish furniture manufacturer, IKEA, continue to put other ‘sustainable businesses’ in the shade, after officially opening their 35th solar project in South Florida. The project itself is the largest...
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BREAKING NEWS: NSW solar PV customers can expand without losing their...
The NSW Government’s Department of Trade and Investment has updated today the rules regarding the expansion of existing solar PV systems. Prior to the update, any expansion of a customer’s existing...
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Suntech supports research into removing consumer barriers to solar PV...
Solar panel manufacturer, Suntech, continues to support research in the field of solar photovoltaics. While Suntech’s support is more commonly associated with technological developments in solar PV,...
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Coal fired power station in Queensland to be converted to ‘clean energy park’
Owners of an 180MW coal fired power station in Northern Queensland are looking to convert the ageing facility into a ‘clean energy park’. Using a combination of solar PV, thermal installation and a...
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100% Renewables celebrates solar BBQ success
Solar-powered homes across the country were the setting for Australia’s first ever Summer Solar BBQs. Attended by MPs, councillors and local solar installers, as well as solar owners and members of...
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Western Australia government backs away from retroactive solar subsidy cuts
In a sudden backflip spurred by a flood of phone calls and emails, the WA government has elected to reverse its decision to retroactively reduce the solar feed-in tariff incentive for tens of...
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IHS research revises global solar PV industry forecast upwards for 2014
Improving market conditions have led market research firm IHS to upwardly revise its forecasts for global expenditure on solar PV equipment for the year 2014. IHS had originally projected that PV...
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Solar PV system owners in Queensland fight back
The Newman Government has been forced to make a statement reassuring solar PV system owners across Queensland that they will not be charged special fixed tariff fees. The announcement comes in the...
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Queensland’s solar PV system owners help reduce peak demand
The recent record temperatures across Queensland have helped demonstrate the positive contribution that residential solar PV systems make to the grid, that’s the word from utilities company Ergon...
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Taking German solar engineering to the Mexican sunshine
German engineered solar PV panels have a reputation for quality, innovation and performance, so when we came across this great example of German engineering in Central Mexico we had to share. TRINYSOL...
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Turn your building into a mini power plant with Building-integrated Photo...
Building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) technology, which involves substituting standard building materials to allow the PV to form an integrated part of the building façade, is set to be the next...
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Climate Change Authority releases final report on the Renewable Energy Target...
The Climate Change Authority released it’s final report on the Renewable Energy Target (RET) Scheme at 10am on Wednesday 19 December 2012. The recommendations made in the report will require...
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American solar sector given boost through purchase of ‘worlds largest solar...
The American solar PV sector was given a boost as a result of the US$2.5 billion deal, between MidAmerican Energy Holdings and SunPower, to purchase the worlds largest solar energy plant. In the...
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Australian Solar Council unveils Solar Hall of Fame
The Australian Solar Council unveiled their Hall of Fame, honouring many of Australia’s leading solar practitioners. The inaugural inductees include some of Australia’s greatest solar scientists,...
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Significant breakthrough made in the development of energy storage
Scientists at SLAC and Stanford University have set a world record for energy storage. The innovative design stores five times more energy than commercially available battery storage technology,...
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The future of residential solar battery storage solutions
The record breaking summer temperatures of early 2013 has lead many climate sceptics to question their stance on Climate Change, it also saw energy retailers faced with extreme ‘peak events’ as many...
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Solar Choice Price Index – January 2013
The Solar Choice Price Index for January 2013, is the first to contain updated installer prices in response to the early closure of the Solar Credit scheme on 1 January 2013. After the publication of...
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Electricity demand continues to decline
Information released by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) on the National Energy Market (NEM), revealed that energy consumption has dropped for a fourth consecutive year, 2012 showing the...
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