Efficiency and renewables > Green energy sources

Australian solar scientist joins Natcore advisory board

26 November, 2014

Dr Gavin Conibeer, an internationally known professor at the School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), has joined the science advisory board of Natcore Technology Inc.


Melbourne Showgrounds goes solar

25 November, 2014

Yingli Green Energy Australia and Enphase Energy have installed a 100 kW solar system at Melbourne Showgrounds through installation partner EnviroGroup.


CEFC highlights importance of energy efficiency for Australia's economy

11 November, 2014

Investment in energy efficiency will boost Australia's productivity and enhance its competitiveness in international markets, according to Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) Chairman Jillian Broadbent AO.


Todae Solar to install rooftop solar for Brisbane Markets

04 November, 2014

Brisbane Markets Limited (BML) has selected Todae Solar to install a 1.06 MW rooftop solar system through a winning bid brokered by Solar Choice.


RET should focus on tech incentives

28 October, 2014

The RET review needs a greater focus on encouraging technological breakthroughs, said former Liberal senator Professor Robert Hill.


Do solar PV systems export more than they should?

23 September, 2014

The National Electricity Market wasn't designed with distributed generation in mind. Indeed, one major design flaw acts to penalise solar power, and does so more in Australia than in practically every other country in the world. 


Elecnor to build 72 MW solar PV farm in Moree

22 September, 2014

Spanish group Elecnor has set up an office in Australia to develop infrastructure and renewables businesses and projects across Australasia.


Tigers install 100 kW solar system

22 September, 2014

Enphase Energy and Yingli Green Energy Australia have installed a 99.77 kW solar system at Richmond Football Club. 


What does green retrofitting mean for you?

16 September, 2014

The new trend for designing sustainable, energy-efficient buildings has taken a further step: green retrofitting of existing corporate properties.


Collaborate, innovate or die

18 August, 2014

Collaborate, innovate or die. That will be one of the key messages delivered to the delegates attending All-Energy Australia.


ABB to supply cable for offshore wind farm extension in the UK

15 August, 2014

ABB has won an order worth around $30 million from wind power development company DONG Energy to supply a high-voltage export cable system that will transmit power from the Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm in the UK.


Yingli Solar surpasses 10 GW of solar module deliveries

11 August, 2014

Yingli Solar has surpassed 10 GW of cumulative solar module deliveries worldwide.


Alice Springs solar plant to quadruple in size

04 August, 2014

Epuron and SunPower have partnered to quadruple the size of the Uterne solar power plant, bringing clean energy to approximately 1000 Alice Springs homes each year when the plant is expected to be completed in 2015.


Australia Post pushes the envelope

29 July, 2014

Yingli Solar has supplied Australia Post with a 284 kWp solar photovoltaic (PV) system through Photon Energy, a solar PV system solution provider.


Understanding PV module degradation

25 July, 2014 by Susan Neill and Matthew O'Regan

Potential induced degradation (PID) can reduce the efficiency of a PV module. This article provides insights on PID, including how this degradation process develops, the conditions that make PV systems prone to it, its effects and the methods to correct or prevent it.


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