Schneider Electric strengthens renewable energy business in Australia
25 July, 2012Schneider Electric has identified the renewable energy market as a key growth opportunity and will increase its business focus in the Australian commercial, residential and solar farm markets.
Fuel cell technology to cut carbon emissions
16 July, 2012Ceramic Fuel Cells’ gas-to-electricity generator BlueGen uses patented fuel cell technology to provide electricity from widely available natural gas. A fuel cell is an electricity generator that converts gas into electricity and heat through an electrochemical reaction, without combustion or noise.
SMA Solar Technology rewards program
05 July, 2012SMA Solar Technology has extended its rewards program to Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.
Grid Stability System to minimise power fluctuations from solar plants
05 July, 2012MPower’s Grid Stability System (GSS) is designed to minimise power fluctuations from solar generating plants into remote area diesel power stations by incorporating battery storage and control of battery energy to stabilise power production from photovoltaic (PV) solar power plants.
Apex voltage optimisation unit
29 June, 2012Designed to minimise electricity waste, reduce a household’s carbon footprint and protect and extend the lifespan of domestic appliances from overvoltages, the Apex Voltage Optimisation (VO) unit claims to achieve energy savings of between 8 and 20% per annum.
Photovoltaic Lighting Group’s UltraLux solar street lights
28 June, 2012Photovoltaic Lighting Group (PLG) has combined the latest technology in LED lighting with solar power in its UltraLux range of sustainable public lighting.
Gas-powered, air-conditioning solution to cut energy usage and costs
26 June, 2012FMSA, a Melbourne-based company offering comprehensive architectural, interior design and professional construction management services, has reduced its energy usage and costs through an environmental retrofit of its office building in North Melbourne, which included installation of three 85 kW Yanmar gas-powered, air-conditioning systems.
Heliatek to create green windows
18 June, 2012Heliatek has announced that its transparent solar films could be applied in between the glass sheets of double-glazed windows, turning windows into solar energy harvesters.
Schneider Electric iEM3000, EM3500 and PM3200 power meters
16 June, 2012The iEM3000, EM3500 and PM3200 series three-phase, DIN rail-mounted energy and power meters from Schneider Electric offer power and energy monitoring for facility managers to better understand the consumption behaviour of their buildings. The meters are suitable for energy reporting, bill validation and cost allocation applications.
Pureheat Odyssey Eco portable electric heater
15 June, 2012Pureheat has expanded on its wall-mounted range of Odyssey Eco electric fan panel heaters with a plug-in, portable model, heating areas of up to 24 m2.
Defence manufacturer makes waves in tidal power project
08 June, 2012Defence industry manufacturer ATSA (Advanced Technology Systems Australia) has made waves in tidal power generation development with its involvement in the SeaUrchin project.
Jinko Solar achieves high-yield performance results
31 May, 2012Solar product manufacturer Jinko Solar has announced that its mono- and multicrystalline solar modules achieved high-yield performance results in Photon Laboratory’s outdoor field tests in January 2012.
Ingenero launches Energy Access solar lease
31 May, 2012Solar leasing company Ingenero has launched its Energy Access solar lease, signing up its first customer in Queensland.
Increasing efficiency of PV systems
30 April, 2012Criticism of photovoltaic (PV) is usually based on the conflict between efficiency and subsidies. When evaluating efficiency, however, all factors have to be accounted for. The ‘true’ costs that Friedman is referring to are even more difficult to quantify in the post-Fukushima era. The costs caused by climate change are also rarely taken into account in efficiency calculations.
“Turbo for solar cells” gives 40% efficiency
26 April, 2012Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed what they call a “turbo for solar cells” that could enable low-cost solar cells to reach 40% efficiency.
