Sustainable apartments to be powered by shared solar
03 August, 2016A Western Australian property group is aiming to deliver the most sustainable apartment development in the state while also becoming the first developer in Australia to utilise shared solar technology in a strata setting.
Rowing club goes solar
02 August, 2016Redback Technologies' Smart Hybrid Solar Inverter System has been selected to optimise the energy use of Torrens Rowing Club as part of the club's long-term strategy to operate sustainably in the future.
Water treatment powered by solar energy
21 July, 2016A project to install solar panels at the Korong Vale Water Treatment Plant has significantly reduced the plant's consumption of grid energy.
Adelaide Airport's solar system is now complete
18 July, 2016Adelaide Airport's rooftop solar power system has begun generating electricity, contributing to almost 10% of the airport's total energy consumption.
Consent secured for Townsville solar farm
06 July, 2016ESCO Pacific has secured planning consent for the development of a 135 MW solar farm near Townsville — an area which receives high solar irradiance and an average 320 days of sunshine annually.
DeGrussa off-grid solar project now fully operational
30 June, 2016The end of May marked a major milestone in off-grid renewables, with a pioneering solar and battery storage project in remote Western Australia becoming fully operational.
Solar aircraft crosses the Atlantic
24 June, 2016Solar Impulse, the solar aircraft created by Swiss explorers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, has completed a 71-hour transatlantic flight from New York to Seville.
Untapped opportunity with solar PV recycling
22 June, 2016The potential of materials recovered from end-of-life solar PV panels could exceed US$15 billion (78 million tonnes) globally by 2050, according to a report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency and the International Energy Agency's Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme.
Phoenix Contact Solarcheck RSD photovoltaic panel shutdown
22 June, 2016The Solarcheck RSD photovoltaic panel shutdown from Phoenix Contact independently puts photovoltaic rooftop systems into a safe state, protecting personnel from electric shock during installation and maintenance or in dangerous situations.
Urban living: a high-density roadblock to sustainable lifestyles
01 June, 2016While 87% of Australians believe climate change is a present issue that we do bear responsibility for, the choice for many of these Australians in medium- and high-density living spaces to live sustainability is simply not available.
Solar Calculator online solar power calculator
01 June, 2016Solar Calculator has developed an online solar power calculator for users that want to evaluate the cost, savings and solar output from any new solar panel or battery installation. Users need only provide their postcode, average electricity bill amount and energy retailer in order to use the calculator.
Solar installation overcomes the challenge of clay
31 May, 2016Deployed on the wide open plains of northern NSW, in a region with high irradiance, NX Horizon's expansive arc harvests the solar potential of Australia.
Solar cells based on iron molecules
23 May, 2016 by Lauren DavisSwedish researchers have explained how iron-based dyes work on a molecular level in solar cells. The ultimate goal of their study is to be able to use iron-based dyes in solar cells.
A new world record in solar cell efficiency
23 May, 2016A new solar cell configuration developed at UNSW has pushed sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency to 34.5%, establishing a world record for unfocused sunlight and nudging closer to the theoretical limits for such a device.
Creating solar power from a car park
22 May, 2016Solar PV Commercial, a specialist in rooftop solar projects above 50 kW, is currently in the process of relaunching its Power Park product, which is an efficient and effective means of converting any car park into a solar charging station.
