Human-powered cinema to raise funds for additional solar panels at school
18 February, 2016Over 200 students from Melbourne Girls' College in Richmond will be pedalling for up to 10 hours in groups of four on stationary bicycles to power up the school's annual carbon-neutral, human-powered cinema to be held on 19 February 2016.
Redback and UQ to commercialise solar storage technologies
17 February, 2016Redback Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding with UniQuest aimed at accelerating the global commercialisation of Redback's existing technology as well as future cutting-edge energy research from The University of Queensland.
Switch to solar for Telstra's metropolitan exchange buildings
11 February, 2016Telstra has switched on its largest ever AC Grid Connect solar power systems at the Deer Park and Lyndhurst exchange buildings to help improve its environmental footprint.
Simpler solar cell design removes the need for doping
29 January, 2016An international research team has developed a new silicon solar cell, said to promise cheaper manufacturing processes and better power output in just seven steps.
Water treatment powered by a floating solar system
08 December, 2015Infratech Industries has sold its floating solar system to the City of Holtville, California, where it will power the city's new water treatment facility.
Shared solar service to benefit tenants and landlords
07 December, 2015Digital Solar is a pioneering technology that will enable rented households to benefit from clean and cheap solar power by allowing landlords to sell solar energy to their tenants.
New guidelines to assess perovskite solar cell performance
07 December, 2015ARENA is providing up to $892,000 to support CSIRO in its development of new guidelines for assessing the performance of perovskite solar cells — a potential competitor to traditional silicon cells with comparable efficiency and adaptability.
Matrix Solar TN250P-60 solar panel
03 December, 2015Matrix Solar has released the TN250P-60 solar panel. The product features high module conversion efficiency (up to 15.4%) as a result of innovative manufacturing technology.
Germany and Japan buck the trend of global solar growth
19 November, 2015The global cumulative installed capacity for solar PV power will rise from 175.4 GW in 2014 to an estimated 223.2 GW in 2015, despite the anticipated decline in the annual installations of several key countries.
Storage systems to export onto the WA grid
16 November, 2015WA Minister for Energy Mike Nahan has announced that storage systems will be allowed to export unused electricity onto the South West Interconnected System (SWIS) as of 1 December 2015.
AC Solar Warehouse sells 50,000 Enphase Microinverters
13 November, 2015AC Solar Warehouse has marked the sale of its 50,000th Enphase Energy Microinverter since Enphase entered the Australian market in 2013.
Sunvertec Xenos distributed inverter
12 November, 2015Sunvertec's Xenos distributed inverter allows solar panels to be connected to the electricity grid. Unlike conventional inverter systems that create entire waveforms, the distributed inverter creates only a part of the output waveform, affording simple low-voltage electronics and allowing higher efficiencies.
Hindu temple powered by solar
05 November, 2015In the western Sydney suburb of Kings Park, a Hindu temple has embraced solar power.
Gosford City Council goes solar
02 November, 2015Gosford City Council has contracted Solgen Energy to assist in the design, commissioning and installation of solar power at seven council sites.
Solar power on tap
02 November, 2015A renewable energy community group is building a solar power plant on top of its local brewery in order to slash emissions and boost renewable energy in the area.
