A Gold Coast company has won a $236,000 grant from commercialisation Australia to introduce a solar roof tile. Jason Perkins, CEO of winning company B-Pods Pty Ltd says the Tractile Solar Roof Tile transforms the...
Infinity Solar has assisted a not-for-profit business in Mornington Peninsula in saving as much as $25,000 a year with the installation of solar power system, LED lights and solar hot water systems. Gununamanda Limited was...
With a new list of players partnerships with large companies such as Bartercard and True Value Solar Melbourne, the Melbourne Renegades are more than ready for the new season.
According to the 2012 Clean Energy Australia Report released by the Clean Energy Council, several homes in Australia today are equipped with a solar system, and this really should not be surprising. In fact, the...
South Australian households and small businesses will benefit from the news today that the Clean Energy Council released a recommendation to set a minimum price for the solar energy they generate. Russell Marsh, Clean Energy...
The manufacturer of micro, string and central inverters, Samil Power, now offers its customers the Global Support Centre, which will respond to all future technical requests.
The Clean Energy Council of Australia has applauded a decision by the Western Australia Government which see’s funding for solar projects re-installed. Earlier this year the Western Australian Government reduced financial support for homes with...
Tindo Solar has announced it will begin developing panels for Australia’s commercial and government markets. The country’s only solar panel manufacturer will launch two companies, Tindo Commercial and Tindo Asset Management, with plans to offer...
Engineers from the University of New South Wales have created an innovative method to reduce the price of low-grade silicon, ultimately improving electrical efficiency and lower the cost of solar panels. Silicon is usually the...
Chinese solar company LDK Solar Co Ltd has this week defaulted on a $24 million dollar bond. This comes just a month after rival company Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd defaulted on $540 million in...
A solar power station south of Mildura has begun operation months ahead of schedule. Since construction began in October last year, 10 dishes have been installed and are already providing power to the local grid...
As of 1 January 2013, the Transitional Feed-in Tariff for solar panels will be closed to new customers, as will the "one-for-one" arrangements under the Standard Feed-in Tariff Scheme. Transitional Feed-in Tariff customers who add...
Homes and businesses with solar systems will continue to be paid generously for the power they produce while other consumers front the cost. The Newman Government has committed to keeping the 44 cents feed-in tariff...
The ACT Government recently announced plans for a 20 megawatt solar power station to be built at Royalla, making it Australia’s largest. Chief Executive of the Australian Solar Council, John Grimes said the announcement is...
A recent plan proposed by Australia’s biggest industrial power users and the Energy Users Association of Australia would see the current rooftop solar-panel scheme dumped.
A leading solar hot water heater manufacturer is standing behind its product even though Canberra residents have had their systems fail, up to three times, over the winter months. Since 2008 owners have been forced...
