Enphase Energy Management System
31 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Enphase EnergyThe Enphase Energy Management System enables the large-scale implementation of solar power integrated with the grid. The system intelligently integrates the critical technologies needed to solve solar energy challenges at scale: smart-grid intelligence, communications, big data analytics and storage.
Enphase AC Battery
30 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Enphase EnergyEnphase Energy has announced its Enphase AC Battery, an energy storage solution with a modular, plug-and-play storage device fully integrated with the Enphase Energy Management System.
Conference on the future of Australia's biofuels industry
28 October, 2014The Biofuels Association of Australia (BAA) is this week holding its annual conference 'A New Energy for Biofuels'. To be held on 31 October at Doltone House, Hyde Park, the conference aims to lift the focus for investment and growth in the biofuel and renewable sector.
Sydney's LED light program awarded
28 October, 2014The City of Sydney has been recognised for its $7 million program to install new LED street and park lights across its entire city centre, becoming the first city in Australia to do so. The City was awarded for leadership and innovation at this year's Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (NSW) annual awards.
Plantic eco Plastic packaging
23 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Plantic Technologies LtdPlantic eco Plastic roll stock is made predominately from starch technology, which constitutes about 80% of the total package structure and is said to use up to 40% less energy to produce than conventional ethylene-based polymers.
Brightgreen Loomi LED lights
23 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Brightgreen Pty LtdBrightgreen has launched Loomi Tru-Colour LED lights for everyday illumination. Where regular LEDs illuminate only eight colours, Tru-Colour lights illuminate 14 key colours.
Emerson provides free licences to enhance real-time control using WirelessHART
21 October, 2014 | Supplied by: EmersonEmerson Process Management has licensed royalty-free patent rights for its PIDPlus wireless PID controller technology to improve real-time control performance, simplify tuning and inherently protect against system failures across all control systems.
Lime supplier commissions biogas plant
20 October, 2014UK lime supplier Singleton Birch this year commissioned a 1.5 MW anaerobic digestion (AD) facility at its lime works in Melton Ross, Barnetby, North Lincolnshire.
Intelligent LED upgrade for Swire Cold Storage
20 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Maser Technology GroupWith a network of temperature-controlled facilities across Australia, Swire Cold Storage provides logistics services and supply chain solutions to a range of businesses. The company has made energy efficiency a high priority, with a focus on intelligent LED lighting.
Yingli Solar passes Positive Quality Program
14 October, 2014Yingli Solar has been announced as the first solar PV module manufacturer to successfully pass the Australian Solar Council's Positive Quality inspection program. The program was announced in May this year in order to help distinguish between high- and low-quality solar panels.
Solar power project for off-grid NT communities
13 October, 2014The Australian and Northern Territory governments have announced Solar SETuP - a $55 million project to bring solar power to remote communities in the Northern Territory. The project was launched on Sunday by Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane, NT Chief Minister Adam Giles and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) CEO Ivor Frischknecht.
Rethinking grid-connected PV economics: cost parity period
13 October, 2014 by Dr Glen Johnston, Director, LAROS Technologies | Supplied by: Laros TechnologiesTypical analysis of PV system economic viability usually assesses net present value of the PV plant capital expense and running costs in comparison with an alternative investment offering a specified rate of return, or 'discount rate'. Grid-connected PV plants should be assessed against a different type of competing 'investment' - the grid electricity tariff.
CETA appoints Control Logic as its Australian distributor
08 October, 2014CETA, a distributor of energy-related hardware and software products, has appointed Control Logic as its Australian distributor. The company's product portfolio includes meters, communication devices and an energy-management software platform.
Biogas cogeneration: the path towards climate-smart farming and agriculture
08 October, 2014 by Athena Dennis | Supplied by: Evo Energy TechnologiesClimate-smart agriculture means providing an integrated and broad approach to food that factors in areas like sustainability, carbon emissions, climate change and nutrition. The answer to this can be a three-fold win for the natural environment, consumers and business: biogas cogeneration for agribusiness.
Improving the efficiency of plastic-based solar cells
08 October, 2014Researchers from Victoria University of Wellington are helping to improve the efficiency of next-generation solar cells made from materials like plastics. Their work has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
