Efficiency and renewables

30 degrees of difficulty

20 December, 2016 | Supplied by: Trina Solar Australia

Brunswick Town Hall is an iconic Melbourne landmark, built in 1876, which survived the wrecker's ball in 1974 after a local protest campaign. Although it earns its keep today as a popular social venue, it was one the top 10 energy users in the municipality.


Garden grass could power our future

09 December, 2016

UK researchers say the future of renewable energy may well be right under our feet and that garden grass could become a source of cheap and clean renewable energy.


Making the switch to LED

08 December, 2016 | Supplied by: MatrixLED

When it comes to factory, warehouse and transport depot lighting, traditional lighting systems have typically employed metal-halide light sources. What facility managers and business owners may not know is that these lights are emitting a lot more heat — and burning a lot more energy and money — than is necessary.


Mean Well LED power supply

01 December, 2016 | Supplied by: Soanar Limited

Soanar is now distributing Mean Well's HLG-600H series 600 W LED power supply, adding it to the current HLG range. The range includes 10 models, between 40 and 600 W.


Aus tech to help China reach clean energy targets

30 November, 2016 | Supplied by: CSIRO Head Office

Australia's solar heliostat technology will be used for concentrating solar thermal (CST) electricity generation in China. CSIRO has partnered with Chinese company Thermal Focus, following China's announcement to produce 1.4 GW of CST by 2018 and 5 GW by 2020. This would double the world's installed CST plants.


New president and board for EECCA

23 November, 2016

Hamish McGovern, managing director of Wattyl, has been nominated for the role of president of the Energy Efficiency Certificate Creators Association (EECCA) at the AGM held in Sydney.


CEC pushing for battery storage standards

22 November, 2016 | Supplied by: Clean Energy Council

The Clean Energy Council (CEC) is pushing for battery storage installation standards in the wake of increasing adoption. The CEC says that setting the appropriate standards for safe installation is now vital and that it is leading the charge and working on behalf of the entire industry.


New approach may polarise storage market

18 November, 2016 | Supplied by: Redflow Limited

The CEO of energy storage company Redflow, Simon Hackett, says that the launch of Telsa's Powerwall 2 is welcome but runs the risk of polarising the market.


Solar trading just got easier

17 November, 2016

Electricity consumers in Victoria will now be able to trade solar power with their neighbours in a first for the Australian renewables market, according to Powershop Australia.


Panasonic residential storage battery system

16 November, 2016 | Supplied by: Panasonic Australia Pty Limited

Panasonic's residential storage battery system reduces reliance on the grid during peak periods. For consumers, it means access to clean solar energy during the evening peak and the opportunity to reduce the energy bill. For energy distributors and retailers it reduces the grid infrastructure expense, better managing the time of use during peak periods and offering longer term contracts and savings to the consumer.


New investment in printed solar panels

16 November, 2016

Information from the office of the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, the Hon Greg Hunt MP, says Australia will lead the world in printed solar panel technology development, courtesy of a newly committed investment to the tune of $1.6 million.


Transforming solar solutions

15 November, 2016 | Supplied by: Bradford Energy Solutions

Consumer demand for home battery storage is on the rise, paving the way for cloud-based monitoring solutions in both new and retrofit applications.


Brightgreen D900S Curve slimline directional downlight

14 November, 2016 | Supplied by: Brightgreen Pty Ltd

Brightgreen has released the latest edition to its range of architectural lighting products — the Tru-Colour D900S Curve surface-mounted LED downlight — which offers a slimline alternative to bulky surface-mounted lighting.


Weidmüller ups its stake in renewables

11 November, 2016 | Supplied by: Weidmuller Pty Ltd

The Weidmüller Group has acquired Bosch Rexroth Monitoring Systems, strengthening its presence in renewable energy and expanding its portfolio of condition-monitoring technologies.


Vector Energy gets behind Tesla Powerpack

10 November, 2016 | Supplied by: Vector Energy

Renewable energy solution provider Vector Energy has signalled commitment to the Tesla Powerpack via a series of roadshows throughout Australia, running till early December.


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