Ultrathin graphene film offers new concept for solar energy
21 March, 2019A collaborative team of researchers has developed a solar-absorbing ultrathin film that has potential in solar-thermal energy harvesting.
$75 million sought to scale renewable power
01 March, 2019Vast Solar is looking to raise $75 million to help finance its first utility-scale concentrated solar thermal power plant.
Skin cells hold key to solar tech revolution
25 February, 2019Scientists at ANU have made a series of breakthroughs that could revolutionise solar technology.
New solar system to power SA Water
21 February, 2019SA Water has contracted South Australian company Enerven to deploy solar power and energy storage across around 70 of its sites.
Yackandandah celebrates mini-grid power
19 February, 2019On 8 February, the Yackandandah community celebrated a milestone of 1 GWh of renewable energy generated from what is claimed to be one of Australia's first community mini-grids.
Solar storage powers microgrid in remote Thai village
15 February, 2019A remote village in the mountainous northern region of Thailand now has a reliable power supply thanks to a solar-powered microgrid.
Predicting cloud movement to improve solar generation
14 February, 2019Curtin University student Mojtaba Saleh teamed up with Magellan Power on a PhD project that helps mitigate the effect of passing clouds on solar generation.
$2.2 million project to trial solar-friendly grid
14 February, 2019A new trial in Melbourne's north-west will explore how solar energy can better integrate with existing infrastructure via a technical overhaul to the area's energy grid.
Bomen Solar Farm to power corporate renewable PPAs
29 January, 2019Business energy retailer Flow Power will contract 69 MW of the output of the ~120 MW Bomen Solar Farm.
Selectronic SelectSun three-phase grid-tie inverter
24 January, 2019The SelectSun, from Selectronic, is a three-phase grid-tie inverter. Available in 20 and 40 kW models, the system uses UltraEta 5 level topology for high energy yields, as well as integrated monitoring via the REFUlog portal.
Photon Energy to roll out solar projects for ALDI
22 January, 2019Photon Energy Engineering Australia will roll out 4.6 MWp solar projects across 30 stores and a distribution centre of the supermarket chain ALDI in NSW and Queensland.
Massive solar rooftop powers world record breakfast
22 January, 2019Primo Smallgoods is now home to a 25,000 m2 solar panel system, believed to be the largest single rooftop solar installation in Australia.
Mannum Solar Farm acquired by Canadian Solar
17 January, 2019Canadian Solar has announced its acquisition of the 30 MW Mannum Solar Farm, designed by Tetris Energy and based in South Australia.
Major Australian brewery supplied with solar power
21 December, 2018Nine months after signing a 12-year power purchase agreement with renewable energy provider BayWa r.e., Carlton & United Breweries has begun using solar power.
Crude oil beam pumps powered by solar and batteries
19 December, 2018Solar PV totalling 3.2 MW and batteries will be installed at 56 oil wells across the Cooper Basin to supply each site with 100% renewable energy.
