Schneider partnership to benefit remote islands
10 December, 2013Schneider Electric has partnered with Danish energy company Dong Energy to help electric network operators on isolated islands increase their share of renewable energy while maintaining grid reliability and stability.
Solar power system meets 50% of facility's electricity requirements
21 November, 2013Australia's largest grid-connected solar power system with Enphase microinverters has been installed at the Glenlyn Aged Care Facility in Glenroy, Victoria. The project was carried out by EnviroGroup in conjunction with Yingli Solar.
New technique produces high-efficiency, thin-film solar cells
06 November, 2013Building a low-cost solar cell that is both highly efficient and simple to construct has thus far proved elusive. However, a research team from Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, has made a major leap forward.
ET Solar AC modules
31 October, 2013ET Solar Group's ET AC modules, powered by SolarBridge microinverters in Australia, are available through Australian Micro Inverters.
Bosch Power Tec BPT-S 5 Hybrid intelligent energy storage solution
29 October, 2013Bosch Power Tec’s BPT-S 5 Hybrid intelligent energy storage solution is suitable for domestic photovoltaic systems. The product stores the electricity produced during the day so that a family can draw on it when the sun goes down.
First Solar to build Qld's biggest solar power installation
24 October, 2013First Solar has been contracted to construct what will be Queensland's largest solar power installation. The company has signed a contract with the University of Queensland to build a solar photovoltaic research facility at UQ's Gatton campus.
Magellan Power DC Solar Storage system
23 October, 2013DC Solar Storage (DSS) from Magellan Power is available in 3 kW/2.4 kWh or 5 kWh. It is installed on the output of the solar panels and therefore does not interfere with the installed inverter.
Perovskite cells hit 15% efficiency
22 October, 2013NTU scientists have developed a solar cell made from organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite materials which they say is about five times cheaper than current thin-film solar cells, due to a simpler, solution-based manufacturing process.
Solar power monitoring system
21 October, 2013Magellan Power Solar Gate is designed to help those with large solar installations keep the energy they generate, for their own use. The product monitors the power demand of a local load and commands grid inverters to produce power equal to the local demand, in order to avoid injection of solar power into the grid.
Lego brick concept creates efficient solar panels
21 October, 2013Scientists have discovered that covering solar panels with aluminium studs helps to bend and trap light in the absorbing layer, increasing the amount of energy extracted from the captured sunlight.
DEHN + SOHNE surge protection for PV systems
16 October, 2013DEHN + SOHNE offers lightning protection components and surge protection devices for photovoltaic systems.
App makes life easier for solar installers
12 September, 2013The Clean Energy Council has released a new iPhone app that it says will help solar installers and businesses keep track of jobs, perform high-quality installation work and cut down on administration.
Winners announced for WA Renewable Energy Technology Challenge
05 September, 2013MPower Solar Systems has won the $50,000 first prize for developing a low-cost energy generation management unit which can be fitted to most renewable energy inverters.
Solar Hire mobile solar lighting towers
26 August, 2013Solar Hire’s range of mobile solar lighting towers uses SunPower E20 solar panels to draw energy and can be operated manually or set to automatically power up and shut down on a daily basis.
Reveal the potential of your power network
22 July, 2013Although power is a critical element for any business, no matter what industry, it needs to be reliable and economically sustainable. With organisations increasingly using more power, managing it efficiently can be a challenging task.
