Solar adoption accelerates across regional Australia
08 May, 2015Regional Australia experienced 453% year-over-year growth in installed solar units in 2014, outpacing metropolitan growth at 440% for the same period.
First panels installed at Broken Hill PV plant
07 May, 2015The first of around 650,000 panels has been installed at AGL Energy's $150 million Broken Hill solar photovoltaic (PV) plant - part of the $440 million AGL Solar Project.
Floating solar technology implemented at wastewater plant
06 May, 2015Infratech Industries has launched a floating solar system that will generate an estimated 57% more power than fixed land-based systems.
Award-winning project puts solar energy on the map
05 May, 2015The Australian PV Institute (APVI) has been awarded the National ENERGY GLOBE Award for its development of Australian solar maps and tools.
Under construction: Australia's largest single-building rooftop solar system
08 April, 2015Property group Stockland has selected Todae Solar and Canadian Solar to install a 1.22 MW rooftop solar system on Stockland Shellharbour Shopping Centre in the Illawarra region of NSW. Once completed, the system will be Australia's largest single-building rooftop solar system.
Under construction: Australia's largest single-building rooftop solar system
08 April, 2015Property group Stockland has selected Todae Solar and Canadian Solar to install a 1.22 MW rooftop solar system on Stockland Shellharbour Shopping Centre in the Illawarra region of NSW. Once completed, the system will be Australia's largest single-building rooftop solar system.
Queensland's largest solar array switched on
30 March, 2015The University of Queensland's Gatton Solar Research Facility was last week opened by Minister for Industry and Science Ian Macfarlane, who said it was "an honour to be the one to throw the switch on such a significant solar project".
Nyngan Solar Plant now generating energy
25 March, 2015AGL Energy's Nyngan Solar Plant, located in in western NSW, has begun feeding renewable energy into the National Electricity Market. The $290 million, 250 ha plant is part of the AGL solar project.
Commercial solar in Australia goes from strength to strength
13 March, 2015 by Daman Cole, Managing Director, Yingli Green Energy AustraliaThere is absolutely no doubt that solar will be one of the mainstream technologies of the future, both worldwide and in Australia. Together with wind, it is already making up the vast majority of new energy generation installed around the world.
Solar-powered tomato greenhouse
13 March, 2015Sundrop Farms has selected Frazer-Nash Consultancy to provide Owner's Engineer support to the construction of a landmark 20-hectare greenhouse in Port Augusta, where tomatoes will be grown with solar power and desalinated seawater.
Enphase provides power to entertainment centre and EnergyAustralia
13 March, 2015Enphase Energy microinverters have begun powering the Adelaide Entertainment Centre and are also now available for EnergyAustralia customers.
Feeding extra solar PV into the Alice Springs grid
11 March, 2015The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has revealed that up to 10 MW of extra solar PV could be installed in the Alice Springs grid without adversely affecting supply stability.
Symposium advances Australian solar thermal industry
23 February, 2015The Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI) last week held a symposium to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and foster connections amongst the stakeholders within the solar thermal community in Australia.
PV power for pallet producer
23 February, 2015Yingli Solar has announced a 100 kWp solar photovoltaic (PV) system for Fisher's Group, a large-scale producer of timber pallets that is dedicated to becoming a carbon-neutral company.
Australian Conservation Foundation walks the walk with solar
26 January, 2015In its latest effort to prove just how easy it is for commercial and corporate buildings to go green, the Australian Conservation Foundation set up shop in what is now a premier green commercial building - 60L.
