Richmond Town Hall revamps with solar
03 June, 2015In the midst of an award-winning global sustainability campaign, the City of Yarra added multisized solar systems to the roofs of seven public buildings - including the heritage-listed Richmond Town Hall.
Pilot projects for Panasonic battery technology
03 June, 2015Panasonic Australia has announced pilot projects with ActewAGL, Snowy Hydro's Red Energy and Ergon Energy to install its new battery technology in solar-installed homes for the first time.
Customisable solar power is on the menu
02 June, 2015Best known for serving New Zealand's famous green-lipped mussels, The Mussel Pot is a small restaurant with big energy needs.
Predicting the performance of PV systems
28 May, 2015With the help of $1.3 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), CSIRO has established unique indoor and outdoor testing capabilities to predict how different solar photovoltaic (PV) systems will perform on Australian shores.
ABB OTDC switch disconnectors
27 May, 2015ABB introduces its range of OTDC switch disconnectors for DC applications up to 1500 A. The portfolio includes solutions for installations with special requirements, such as 1500 VDC voltages, multicircuit switching and combined load outputs above 800 A.
Community-funded solar project at Sydney convention centre
18 May, 2015An innovative sustainability initiative will see the International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) become home to the first community-funded solar energy project of its kind in Australia.
A solar thermal field for Cyprus
12 May, 2015CSIRO scientists have designed and installed a solar thermal field - a half-acre plot of land consisting of 50 special mirrors called heliostats - for a research institute on the island nation of Cyprus, Europe.
Solar adoption accelerates across regional Australia
08 May, 2015Regional Australia experienced 453% year-over-year growth in installed solar units in 2014, outpacing metropolitan growth at 440% for the same period.
First panels installed at Broken Hill PV plant
07 May, 2015The first of around 650,000 panels has been installed at AGL Energy's $150 million Broken Hill solar photovoltaic (PV) plant - part of the $440 million AGL Solar Project.
Floating solar technology implemented at wastewater plant
06 May, 2015Infratech Industries has launched a floating solar system that will generate an estimated 57% more power than fixed land-based systems.
Award-winning project puts solar energy on the map
05 May, 2015The Australian PV Institute (APVI) has been awarded the National ENERGY GLOBE Award for its development of Australian solar maps and tools.
Under construction: Australia's largest single-building rooftop solar system
08 April, 2015Property group Stockland has selected Todae Solar and Canadian Solar to install a 1.22 MW rooftop solar system on Stockland Shellharbour Shopping Centre in the Illawarra region of NSW. Once completed, the system will be Australia's largest single-building rooftop solar system.
Under construction: Australia's largest single-building rooftop solar system
08 April, 2015Property group Stockland has selected Todae Solar and Canadian Solar to install a 1.22 MW rooftop solar system on Stockland Shellharbour Shopping Centre in the Illawarra region of NSW. Once completed, the system will be Australia's largest single-building rooftop solar system.
Queensland's largest solar array switched on
30 March, 2015The University of Queensland's Gatton Solar Research Facility was last week opened by Minister for Industry and Science Ian Macfarlane, who said it was "an honour to be the one to throw the switch on such a significant solar project".
Nyngan Solar Plant now generating energy
25 March, 2015AGL Energy's Nyngan Solar Plant, located in in western NSW, has begun feeding renewable energy into the National Electricity Market. The $290 million, 250 ha plant is part of the AGL solar project.
