Townsville, located in north Queensland, is a great place to install a solar PV power system. Queensland residents who install an eligible solar PV systems are currently eligible for the most generous Solar […]
Trina Honey Cell Technology Solar PV Panels reach Australian market
Trina Solar, one of the biggest vertically-integrated manufacturers of solar PV panels in the world, released 2 new lines of modules using its ‘Honey’ solar PV cell at the beginning […]
Queensland Solar Bonus Feed-in Tariff ‘safe’ after LNP wins election
Update 25 June 2012: The Queensland Solar Bonus Feed-in Tariff scheme will be reduced from 44c/kWh to 8c/kWh. Applications to connect to the grid must be submitted by midnight 9 July […]
Find the Best Solar PV Power System Deals in Wollongong, NSW
Wollongong, just south of Sydney, is a good place to install a solar PV system, even after the collapse of the state’s Solar Bonus Feed-in Tariff scheme. The cost of installing […]
Western Australia Electricity rates to skyrocket in 2012
Western Australia’s electricity rates will rise by nearly 20% by the end of 2012, according to a media statement (pdf) from the WA Premier’s office. The rise is in keeping with […]
Australian electricity: Dirty, inefficient, and now expensive, too
Electricity prices in Australia are rising inexorably, and the the reason is not, as many would have us believe, due to support for renewable energy or the implementation of the […]
Find the best solar power deals in Brisbane, QLD
Solar Choice, Australia’s Solar Energy Brokering service, makes the aim of its service to match our customers up with the best solar power deals in Brisbane, Queensland, as well as […]
Western Australia Horizon grid Solar Power Buyback rates to change from July 2012
Western Australia’s Horizon power has announced regionally differentiated pricing for its Renewable Energy Buyback Scheme. The new rates have been set by Horizon to reflect the ‘real value’ of solar […]
NSW Parks and Wildlife undaunted by low Solar Feed-in Tariff
Despite the low rate recently recommended by NSW’s Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) last week, the state’s far western Parks and Wildlife service will carry on with installation of solar […]
Find the best solar PV deals in Newcastle, NSW
Newcastle, just north of Sydney, is a good place to install a solar PV system, even after the closure of NSW’s Solar Bonus feed-in tariff incentive scheme. The cost of installing […]
First Tindo Karra 240 Solar Installation in Adelaide
The first installation using Australia’s own Tindo Karra 240 solar panels has been installed in Adelaide. […]
Tokelau: The world’s first (mostly) solar-powered nation
Polynesian microstate Tokelau is in the process of installing a solar PV system large enough to source 90% of its energy needs from the sun. The balance of the nation’s […]
Suntech Pluto solar PV cells achieve 20.3% efficiency
The world’s largest manufacturer of solar panels, Suntech Solar, has achieved a new level of efficiency in one of its products. Its proprietary Pluto technology was demonstrated to hit an […]
NSW Solar Bonus Feed-in Tariff Scheme: IPART Final Report Released
The long-awaited result is finally in: IPART has made its recommendation as to how the NSW government should replace the state’s now defunct Solar Bonus Feed-in Tariff Scheme. Under IPART‘s […]
Power-one Aurora Solar Inverters
Power-One is an Italy-based company that manufactures a range of power conversion and management products, and is well-known in the solar PV industry for its quality solar inverters for residential and commercial solar […]
Concentrating Solar Power Alliance formed in US
Three companies have come together to form an organisation to promote the acceptance, adoption, and implementation of concentrating solar power (CSP) in the USA. The new industry peak body is known […]
Greens team up with Opposition for Solar Hot Water
In a development that epitomises the unpredictability of Australian renewable energy policy, the Greens may team up with the Federal Opposition to reinstate the recently axed Solar Hot Water rebate […]
Chinese Government ups solar PV manufacturing targets
The Chinese government released a report detailing its ambitious near-term targets for solar PV manufacturing over the course of the nation’s 12th 5-year plan, which began in 2011. The plan calls for […]
University of Wollongong BIPV System
The University of Wollongong has installed a building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system on the roof of its McKinnon Pavillion. The installation is part of the University’s ‘McKinnon Precinct Landscape Masterplan’, which […]
Mowanjum Aboriginal Corporation goes Solar
The Mowanjum Aboriginal Corporation, with the assistance of Solar Choice as tender manager, installed approximately 130kW of solar PV across its headquarters in June 2010. The aim of the installation was to reduce […]
GermanSolar brand Solar Panels
GermanSolar is a brand of solar PV panels that boast German engineering and quality control to ensure the quality of its products. The company manufactures a range of solar panels […]
Comparing solar PV system output: PVoutput.org
Those in the market for a solar PV system and carefully considering their options are constantly on the lookout for more information on solar system sizes and components (namely, inverters and […]
Federal Government Dumps Solar Hot Water Incentives
The Federal Government has abruptly dropped its incentive for Solar Hot Water. The Renewable Energy Bonus Scheme (REBS) offered rebates of $1000 for solar hot water systems, or $600 for […]
Desertec: Solar Power from the Sahara to Germany
A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald analyses German’s plans to pipe solar power from the Sahara Desert across the Mediterranean, and into its electricity grid. The project, known […]
Find the Best Solar Power PV Deals in Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne is Australia’s second largest city, and a great place to install a solar PV system, thanks to the state’s Standard and Transitional Solar Feed-in Tariffs. With rising electricity rates, falling […]
100% Renewable Energy: Campaigning for large-scale solar power in 2012
Since 2010, 100% Renewable Energy has been working to build up grassroots capacity to effectively campaign for a complete transition to clean energy in Australia. Galvanised into action by the lack […]
Construction on Silex Solar Systems concentrating PV demo plant underway, PV production resumes
Australia’s Silex Systems has announced both that construction on its Mildura, Victoria concentrating photovoltaics (CPV) demonstration plant, and also that subsidiary SilexSolar will resume production of solar panels at its […]
Victoria Feed-in Tariff Inquiry Issues Paper Released: Submissions due 19 March
Update 3 Sept 2012: The Victorian government has announced that systems must be installed and all paperwork submitted by 30 September 2012 in order to secure eligibility for the Transitional or […]
Darwin, Northern Territory Criteria for connecting solar via NT Power and Water
The criteria for having solar PV systems connected to the grid differ from state to state. Due to the occurrence of seasonal cyclones, Northern Territory rooftop solar PV installations in […]
What the Solar Flagships trouble means for large-scale solar
The Solar Flagships program has been receiving a lot of media attention recently for the failure of the program’s two winning applicants to meet the deadline for funding requirements. The […]
1-to-1 Solar Buyback vs Solar Feed-in Tariffs: The Economics
Most states in Australia currently have or have had some sort of Solar Feed-in Tariff scheme in place. Solar Feed-in Tariffs, which pay solar system owners a premium per kilowatt-hour […]
