Studies are under way to produce next-generation solar panels and cells that are more efficient and cheaper compared to today’s versions. In Australia, engineers from the University of New South Wales will be joining hands...
Environmentalist Danny Kennedy, founder of the rapidly growing solar energy company Sungevity, was born in Los Angeles, California of Australian parents. Author of a book (“Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Power Can Save Our Economy –...
The first company to ever manufacture hot water systems using solar energy, Solahart has made over a million systems not only for Australia but for world markets as well since 1953. The company is known...
Solar leasing is projected to boost the solar energy sector with the government slowing down on its stance on feed-in-tariff for solar systems. Photovoltaic companies are now introducing solar lease products into the Australian market...
Trina Solar Limited has announced recently that all of its photovoltaic (PV) cells are now integrated with Trina Solar anti-PID or potential-induced degradation ability resulting to greater efficiency. In a statement, the company’s module business...
Post Arab spring populations are clamouring for mobilisation and rallying to join the ranks of the world's solar countries, according to the prevalent discourse at the EU EnergyMed conference held in Naples from March 27...
IEA PVP’s Snapshot of Global PV 1992-2013 ranks Australia as the 10th country worldwide with the most solar power installations, not far behind the United Kingdom, Greece, Romania and India. China tops the list, followed...
Multinational construction corporation Laing O’Rourke will receive additional funding for a feasibility study regarding portable hybrid solar-diesel power plant technologies. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has declared a $410,000 grant to further bolster the...
Martifer Solar Martifer Solar, a global player in the photovoltaic industry finished the construction of five solar farms in nine weeks, installing 78.4 MV in record time, or equivalent to 2 MW per day. The...
SunPower, a US-based provider of solar solutions, has been granted extra funding by Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital as a form of aid for its solar power related efforts, adding more ways for the company...
Solar brokers have emerged on the internet over the last few years as a result of the international solar energy boom. They attempt to provide a service that offers customers an objective national comparison of...
Qbotix, known for their solar tracking technology, is now offering the Robotic Tracking System (RTS), which according to the company will change the way ground mount solar systems are designed. With the RTS, tracking systems...
A recent report from Pecan Street Research, an energy research firm based in Austin, Texas, reveals that solar power systems can provide the electric power requirements and can significantly reduce energy demands of households especially...
Leading international solar PV module manufacturer Upsolar is stepping up its efforts to promote solar energy in various parts of the globe, with key initiatives in Austria and Australia. These solar power initiatives harness the...
The perceived inefficiency of solar panels, according to experts, is one of the major stumbling blocks to the widespread use of solar energy. Solar cells are only around 22% efficient, with the rest of the...
Google has been an avid supporter of solar power and has further extended its support for the renewable energy industry by pledging more funds for its 14th renewable energy investments. Some of these include: $103...
