Ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are ideal for those who have space to spare on their property. The are becoming increasingly common. In fact, there is a movement to recruit […]
Category: New technologies
Solar Choice blog articles about new developments in solar power and solar photovoltaic technology.
19-year-old demonstrates true Solar Power: The Solar Death Ray
In Indiana, USA a pioneering teenager has demonstrated the formidable power of the sun with a simple, hand-made device composed of 5800 tiny mirrors and an old satellite dish. The […]
New record for largest rooftop solar array in Australia
Previously we wrote about Australia’s two largest rooftop solar power arrays–The Adelaide Fairgrounds installation and the Sydney Theatre Company, 1MW and 340kW, respectively. This title has once again changed hands, […]
World Land Speed Record for Solar Powered Car
An Australian Solar Powered Car, Sunswift IV, or “IVy”, designed, built and driven solely by University of New South Wales students, has broken the land speed record for the world’s […]
State Government Approval Granted to NSW’s First Solar Farm
Infigen Energy has been granted the Keneally government’s approval for NSW’s first commercial solar farm. The farm, to be located about 2km south of Nyngan, a small town in the […]
Batteries for Stand Alone Solar Power Systems: Maintenance
This is the third instalment in a series about batteries for stand-alone or off-grid power systems. Our first blog in the series provided a rundown on how to size a […]
Inverters for Stand Alone Solar Powered Systems
When you decide that you want to power your entire home from solar power one of the decisions that installers make is the size of the inverter this is the […]
Batteries for Stand Alone Solar Power Systems: Types of Batteries
Part 2 of 4 Welcome to the second installment in a four-part series about batteries for stand-alone power systems (SAPS) otherwise known as ˜off-grid’ power systems. […]
Sunny Boy visits Solar Choice
Solar Choice is committed to expanding our knowledge base, and sharing that culture of knowledge with you. While we work with a wide range of installers who use a wide […]
Solar Panels on your roof and where else? (part two)
Earlier in the week we looked at Solar Panels in the Transportation Industry, this time around we will take a look at other commercial scale concepts/ideas that take into consideration […]
Solar Panels on your roof and where else?
This week we’ll take a brief look at the versatility of solar power and what people are doing with their photovoltaic panels. This first segment will take a look at […]
Conventional and Transformerless Inverters
Our earlier article, ˜Solar Panel Installations are changing!‘ discussed the modern evolution of solar technology. As noted, one big change that may increase efficiency and lower costs is the shift […]
Solar Panel Installations are changing! How? Why?
When connected, your Solar Panel Installation looks like the image above. However, with advances in technology the average solar panel system is changing the way it looks, sounds and costs. […]
Emerging Solar Energy Panel Trends
The University of New South Wales holds the record for producing the highest efficiency solar energy cells and has had the privilege of holding this record for approximately 20 years, […]
Australia’s Feed-in-Tariff debate
To Feed-in or not to Feed-in: Encouraging renewable energy electricity production The concept of a feed-in-tariff (FiT) has been around since the 70’s but it was only in the last […]
The Manufacturing and Science behind Solar Energy Panels
An introduction to the manufacturing and science about the solar energy panels that are on your roof already, and the panels that you are considering to put on your roof, […]
Steel beam solar cells? A technology of the future
Imagine being in a sky scraper where the huge glass windows and steel beams act as solar cells, soaking up the sun’s light and generating electricity. This is exactly the […]
How far away is the electric car?
Solar Choice customers all have an interest in how solar and other renewable energy installations can also make sound financial sense. We know you’ll be interested then to learn of […]
