Adelaide heads world’s first solar powered public transport
The world’s first 100% solar powered electric bus is now in use in Adelaide, and not only is it powered by the sun but the service is also offered free of charge. Although many cities...
Toll Electric Truck Hits Brisbane Roads
The Toll Group has unveiled a 100 per cent Toll electric truck as the latest addition to its fleet in Brisbane. The 10-tonne Smith Toll Electric truck will be used for deliveries and parcel pick-ups...
The ACT Pushing Solar Boundaries
The Australian Solar Council and the Clean Energy Council have welcomed yesterday’s announcement which sees the solar capacity of ACT dramatically increased. Two new solar farms have been given the go ahead and push the...
Microinverters Given the Green Light
Australians will soon have access to ReneSola micro-inverters after the company was certified to begin sales of the photovoltaic technology earlier this month. The Chinese based company’s product, Micro Replus, is used to convert electricity...
Iconic Energy | TOP 3 Secrets about Electricity
Iconic Energy are the Australian authorized distributor of the PowerwoRx e3 Clean Energy System that is designed for both residential and commercial use. Discover the secrets that utility companies and big industry have known about for...
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Australian Solar Not So Aussie
Proceedings have been launched against two solar panel manufacturers for falsely claiming their solar panels were Australian made. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) claims that Euro Solar and Australian Solar Panel ran advertising...
China’s Solar Hits Gold Coast Shores
JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd, based in China, has announced a move to Australia with JinkoSolar Australia Co. Ltd being based in Queensland. The Ormeau office, north of the Gold Coast, will serve as a sales...
Aussie Solar Maker Going for Commercial Solar Space
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...
University of NSW Gives Solar Silicon Super Powers
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...
Brisbane Retiree’s Convoy Behind 100kW of Solar
A 100 kW solar photovoltaic installation was recently commissioned to sit atop a new four-storey retirement building near the city centre of Brisbane.
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Time to get real about renewables, says IEA
“When the urgency for change is so clear and the potential benefits of renewable energy are so large, why doesn’t the transition occur at the necessary pace and scale?” It’s a question that many people ask...
Solar Powered Clothing Soon To Hit Catwalks
An international team of scientists and engineers have created a fibre that can convert solar radiation into direct-current electricity - creating solar powered clothing. The silicon-based optical fibres are thinner than the width of a human hair,...
Solar-Funnels for the Future
Researchers at MIT last month unveiled plans to harness a broader spectrum of sunlight's energy to produce electricity through a funnel. The technology would utilise a “solar energy funnel” taking advantage of materials under elastic strain and...
Car of the Year Awarded to Tesla Electric Motors
American car manufacturer, Tesla Motors, have won Motor Trend Magazine’s ‘Car of the Year’ Award with an electric sedan. The battery-powered Model S sedan was named the 2013 winner and is the first award for...
Australian Cleantech stocks are a wash
Despite an increase in low-carbon technology stocks overall, Cleantech stocks in Australia fell considerably this past October. While other industry stocks jumped in the broader market by 3.2 per cent, the ACT Australian Cleantech Index...
Climate silence during Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Presidential Debate
The Sound Of Climate Silence: Romney And Obama Spar Over Who Wants To Drill For More Fossil Fuels During Debate “The door is closing. I am very worried – if we don’t change direction now...