Storage solution to enhance rooftop PV
15 December, 2014The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $445,000 funding for Reposit Power to trial an on-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) energy storage and trading system.
Record-breaking solar conversion rate achieved
08 December, 2014Solar technology company RayGen Resources and UNSW have collaborated to produce the highest ever efficiency rate for the conversion of sunlight into electricity: 40.4%.
Yingli panels to power Europe's largest solar plant
26 November, 2014Solar panel manufacturer Yingli Green Energy will supply 120 MW of YGE 72 Cell solar panels to the largest solar power park in Europe. Located in Cestas in the south-west of France, the park will cover 250 ha divided into 25 solar plants, providing a total peak capacity of 300 MW.
Cloud-tracking technology receives ARENA funding
21 November, 2014The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has announced $452,000 funding to enable Fulcrum3D, a manufacturer of remote sensing equipment, to further develop its advanced cloud-tracking system.
Consortium to construct Europe's largest PV power project
19 November, 2014French renewable energy company Neoen has announced the development of a solar farm and extra-high voltage substation in Cestas, near Bordeaux. A consortium comprising Eiffage, Schneider Electric and Krinner has been awarded a contract for the construction, operation and maintenance of the project.
BAI radio tower goes off the grid
10 November, 2014BAI, the owner and operator of one of the most extensive terrestrial broadcast transmission networks in the world, is taking its Muswellbrook broadcast tower off-grid to run entirely on solar power.
Construction underway at Moree Solar Farm
07 November, 2014Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), a developer of global solar energy projects, has officially started constructing the 56 MWac (70 MWp) Moree Solar Farm in regional NSW.
1 MW rooftop solar system for Brisbane Markets
04 November, 2014Brisbane Markets has selected Todae Solar to install a 1.06 MW rooftop solar system - Australia's largest privately owned rooftop system and one of the top 10 largest installed across the country.
Enphase Energy Management System
31 October, 2014The Enphase Energy Management System enables the large-scale implementation of solar power integrated with the grid. The system intelligently integrates the critical technologies needed to solve solar energy challenges at scale: smart-grid intelligence, communications, big data analytics and storage.
Enphase AC Battery
30 October, 2014Enphase Energy has announced its Enphase AC Battery, an energy storage solution with a modular, plug-and-play storage device fully integrated with the Enphase Energy Management System.
Yingli Solar passes Positive Quality Program
14 October, 2014Yingli Solar has been announced as the first solar PV module manufacturer to successfully pass the Australian Solar Council's Positive Quality inspection program. The program was announced in May this year in order to help distinguish between high- and low-quality solar panels.
Solar power project for off-grid NT communities
13 October, 2014The Australian and Northern Territory governments have announced Solar SETuP - a $55 million project to bring solar power to remote communities in the Northern Territory. The project was launched on Sunday by Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane, NT Chief Minister Adam Giles and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) CEO Ivor Frischknecht.
Rethinking grid-connected PV economics: cost parity period
13 October, 2014 by Dr Glen Johnston, Director, LAROS TechnologiesTypical analysis of PV system economic viability usually assesses net present value of the PV plant capital expense and running costs in comparison with an alternative investment offering a specified rate of return, or 'discount rate'. Grid-connected PV plants should be assessed against a different type of competing 'investment' - the grid electricity tariff.
Improving the efficiency of plastic-based solar cells
08 October, 2014Researchers from Victoria University of Wellington are helping to improve the efficiency of next-generation solar cells made from materials like plastics. Their work has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Solar battery runs on light and air
07 October, 2014Scientists from The Ohio State University (OSU) have succeeded in combining a battery and a solar cell into one hybrid device, described as the world's first solar battery.
