ReneSola Virtus II solar module
12 October, 2012ReneSola has launched the Virtus II solar module. The company’s Virtus cell technology features improvements in the silicon cast and handling processes which, while similar to the polycrystalline manufacturing process, result in a more homogenous crystalline structure.
ReneSola Micro Replus micro inverters
12 October, 2012ReneSola has expanded its product range to include the Micro Replus micro inverters. The devices are ETL certified and are available stand-alone or can be integrated with a ReneSola panel for a turnkey AC module.
Fluke Ti105 and TiR105 thermal imagers
11 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Fluke Australia Pty LtdThe Fluke Ti105 and TiR105 thermal imagers are the latest addition to Fluke’s series of lightweight, rugged and easy-to-use imagers.
Schneider Electric Australia launches PlantStruxure at 2012 User Conference
10 October, 2012Schneider Electric today launched PlantStruxure at its User Conference on the Gold Coast. The process automation technology allows industrial and infrastructure companies to transparently connect field, process and enterprise levels within their business.
WA flips switch on large-scale solar project
10 October, 2012Solar power received a jolt of energy as a large-scale photovoltaic solar project was officially switched on. Verve Energy, GE Energy Financial Services and First Solar today opened the 10-MW Greenough River Solar Farm near Geraldton, WA.
Salt-based battery a leap for green energy
10 October, 2012Murdoch University researchers have come up with a potential solution to one of sustainable energy’s greatest challenges: power storage for use in non-generation times.
Partnership boosts research on new-generation biofuels
09 October, 2012RMIT University has signed a multimillion-dollar partnership with World Wide Carbon Credits Australia to develop an algae-based biofuel at a commercial scale.
Dwyer Series TIC thermal imaging camera
07 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Dwyer Omega (Aust) Pty LtdThe Dwyer Series TIC thermal imaging camera allows users to see heat contrasts to prevent plant equipment failures, detect air leaks in buildings and many more applications.
GE LED Snowcone A19 lamp
06 October, 2012 | Supplied by: GE LightingGE Lighting has launched the LED Snowcone A19, an LED lamp tailored for the consumer market. Customised for home lighting, consumers have a choice of a 7 or 10 W lamp, which will deliver nearly the same light output as the incandescent 40 and 60 W bulbs respectively.
RAA delivers solar data in support of the RET
05 October, 2012The Australian Solar Council has congratulated the REC Agents Association (RAA) following the release of groundbreaking data on the cost of the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES).
Australia to join international climate coalition
04 October, 2012Australia has announced that it will join the Climate and Clean Air Coalition - an alliance of over two dozen nations, intergovernmental organisations, the private sector and civil society, committed to rapid action to reduce short-lived but highly potent pollution caused by methane, black carbon (soot), tropospheric ozone (smog) and hydrofluorocarbons.
IKEA to convert all lighting to LED
03 October, 2012IKEA is supporting the LED light revolution by converting its full lighting range to LED by 2016 - meaning IKEA will be selling only LED bulbs and LED lamps.
IHG establishes Australia’s first electric car network for hotels
03 October, 2012IHG (InterContinental Hotel Groups) is the first hotel company in Australia to build an electric car charge network, connecting eight properties across the group with cutting-edge technology for a new and growing customer segment.
Two-thirds of the world’s new solar panels were installed in Europe in 2011
02 October, 2012The 2012 Photovoltaics Status Report, published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, summarises and evaluates the current activities regarding manufacturing, policies and market implementation worldwide.
Most biofuels are not ‘green’, claims Empa
02 October, 2012A new study led by Empa gives an up-to-date picture of the ecobalance of various biofuels and their production processes. The study claims that only a few biofuels are overall more environmentally friendly than petrol.
