Do solar PV systems export more than they should?
23 September, 2014The 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.
Tigers install 100 kW solar system
22 September, 2014Enphase Energy and Yingli Green Energy Australia have installed a 99.77 kW solar system at Richmond Football Club.
Elecnor to build 72 MW solar PV farm in Moree
22 September, 2014Spanish group Elecnor has set up an office in Australia to develop infrastructure and renewables businesses and projects across Australasia.
What does green retrofitting mean for you?
16 September, 2014The 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, 2014Collaborate, 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, 2014ABB 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, 2014Yingli Solar has surpassed 10 GW of cumulative solar module deliveries worldwide.
Alice Springs solar plant to quadruple in size
04 August, 2014Epuron 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, 2014Yingli 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'ReganPotential 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.
Switzerland’s largest football stadium gets 850 kW solar
10 June, 2014SolarMax provides string inverters for the solar plant on Switzerland's biggest football stadium.
Solar panel manufacturing is greener in Europe than China
02 June, 2014 by Louise LernerThe overall carbon footprint of solar panels is twice as high in China compared to those made in Europe, reveals a recent study from Northwestern University and the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.
Solar energy: a bright future that is unwritten?
27 May, 2014The RET review may have cast a cloud of insecurity over the viability, investment options and future of the renewable energy industry, but Daman Cole*, Yingli Solar, believes that solar energy has a bright future. Read on to find out why.
Off-grid solar for Rio Tinto's Weipa site
22 May, 2014First Solar, Rio Tinto and Ingenero have reached an agreement for the development of the Weipa solar PV project in Queensland.
Anti-dumping inquiry into Chinese solar and what it means for you
19 May, 2014Australia's Anti-Dumping Commission has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on Chinese-produced solar modules being sold in the Australian market for the period 1 July 2012 to 31 December 2013. In the article below, the Australian Solar Council explains what this means and how it affects you.
