Energy > Solar

$220m funding helps farmers embrace renewable energy

01 April, 2019

Queensland's farmers are keen to adopt renewable energy practices to combat unsustainable electricity price increases.


Can our solar farms weather the storm?

22 March, 2019

Assessing damage risk to solar panels in extreme weather conditions, such as high winds and tropical cyclones, is vital to protecting the nation's investment in renewable energy.


Ultrathin graphene film offers new concept for solar energy

21 March, 2019

A collaborative team of researchers has developed a solar-absorbing ultrathin film that has potential in solar-thermal energy harvesting.


$75 million sought to scale renewable power

01 March, 2019

Vast Solar is looking to raise $75 million to help finance its first utility-scale concentrated solar thermal power plant.


Skin cells hold key to solar tech revolution

25 February, 2019

Scientists at ANU have made a series of breakthroughs that could revolutionise solar technology.


New solar system to power SA Water

21 February, 2019

SA Water has contracted South Australian company Enerven to deploy solar power and energy storage across around 70 of its sites.


Yackandandah celebrates mini-grid power

19 February, 2019

On 8 February, the Yackandandah community celebrated a milestone of 1 GWh of renewable energy generated from what is claimed to be one of Australia's first community mini-grids.


Solar storage powers microgrid in remote Thai village

15 February, 2019

A remote village in the mountainous northern region of Thailand now has a reliable power supply thanks to a solar-powered microgrid.


Predicting cloud movement to improve solar generation

14 February, 2019

Curtin University student Mojtaba Saleh teamed up with Magellan Power on a PhD project that helps mitigate the effect of passing clouds on solar generation.


$2.2 million project to trial solar-friendly grid

14 February, 2019

A new trial in Melbourne's north-west will explore how solar energy can better integrate with existing infrastructure via a technical overhaul to the area's energy grid.


Bomen Solar Farm to power corporate renewable PPAs

29 January, 2019

Business energy retailer Flow Power will contract 69 MW of the output of the ~120 MW Bomen Solar Farm.


Selectronic SelectSun three-phase grid-tie inverter

24 January, 2019

The SelectSun, from Selectronic, is a three-phase grid-tie inverter. Available in 20 and 40 kW models, the system uses UltraEta 5 level topology for high energy yields, as well as integrated monitoring via the REFUlog portal.


Massive solar rooftop powers world record breakfast

22 January, 2019

Primo Smallgoods is now home to a 25,000 m2 solar panel system, believed to be the largest single rooftop solar installation in Australia.


Photon Energy to roll out solar projects for ALDI

22 January, 2019

Photon Energy Engineering Australia will roll out 4.6 MWp solar projects across 30 stores and a distribution centre of the supermarket chain ALDI in NSW and Queensland.


Mannum Solar Farm acquired by Canadian Solar

17 January, 2019

Canadian Solar has announced its acquisition of the 30 MW Mannum Solar Farm, designed by Tetris Energy and based in South Australia.


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