Solar | EcoGeneration

Renewable thermal solution provides green alternative for gas-hungry industries

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 20, 2019 | Geothermal, Renewables, Solar | 0 |

A blend of old and new technology is helping researchers combine renewable energy and thermal storage to deliver heat for industrial processes.

Research of large energy users highlights the possibilities for storage and flexible loads

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 18, 2019 | Commercial, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Business can slash costs by complementing flexible loads with renewable energy sources, write researchers at the UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures and the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity.

Storage war builds as solar and wind buffeted by ‘perfect storm’: Rystad round-up

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 12, 2019 | Australia, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

As the clean energy sector tears ahead on another year of record growth it is worth feeling around for tremors that could telegraph shock points down the track.

The NEM in 2035? It’ll look like this…

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 11, 2019 | Policy, Renewables, Solar, Storage, Wind | 0 |

How do you fix today’s grid to suit tomorrow’s generation and demand – a panel of experts imagines the NEM we’ll have in 2035.

JinkoSolar launches bifacial Swan module

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 7, 2019 | Company Updates, For Installers, Solar, Solar | 0 |

JinkoSolar has launched its bifacial module “Swan”, the latest addition to its Cheetah premium range.

Energy Locals-Enosi partership offers solar-trading, whether you own a PV system or not

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 7, 2019 | Company Updates, For Consumers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar | 0 |

Retailer Energy Locals has teamed up with technology startup Enosi to offer an energy-sharing scheme where excess solar generation can be traded between customers at prices set by the individual members.

Keep concentrating! Solar thermal company seeks $75m to expand to utility scale

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 27, 2019 | Australia, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Solar | 0 |

If it works at 1MW, maybe it can manage 500MW? That’s the motivation of developers of a concentrating solar thermal project who are looking to finance a utility-scale power plant.

BSR EPC secures 33MW solar-and-storage contract in NT

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 27, 2019 | Australia, Company Updates, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

Regardless of the risk in the large-scale solar industry the sector is still attracting interest from around the world.

You don’t have to be rich to ‘get’ the value of solar

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 26, 2019 | Efficiency, For Consumers, Renewables, Solar | 0 |

Research shows solar PV uptake is more common in middle-to-lower socio-economic households … and their cheap exports are pushing down everyone’s bills.

Clean future, gritty dilemmas: UNSW summit panel on solar’s rapid rise and how to manage it

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 21, 2019 | Comment, For Consumers, Policy, Renewables, Solar | 0 |

The transition to an all-renewable energy system involves a truckload of homework – a perfect task for a panel of experts at the UNSW-Times Higher Education summit.

SA Water picks Enerven for $304m solar and storage project

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 21, 2019 | Australia, Company Updates, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

SA Water will invest in 154MW of solar and 34MWh of storage to help it cut its electricity bill to zero by 2020.

Solar wings to debut at Avalon air show

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 11, 2019 | Renewables, Solar, Uncategorised | 0 |

Composite wing technology featuring inbuilt solar cells with the ability to triple the flying time of drones will be exhibited at the Avalon aviation expo this month.