Solar | EcoGeneration

CellCube to bring grid scale vanadium battery to South Australia

by EcoGen Editor | May 20, 2019 | Renewables, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Construction of the 50MW/200MWh grid-scale battery is expected to begin before the end of the year, with plans to be operational in 2020.

Stand-alone power systems tower over costly power lines in remote WA

by EcoGen Editor | May 16, 2019 | Australia, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

The future of electricity is being reinvented in Western Australia, writes Jeremy Wray of CPS National.

Solar and storage, already wired into the next generation of Australian housing

by EcoGen Editor | May 15, 2019 | Australia, For Consumers, For Installers, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

In a sign of what’s to come, solar and battery energy options are being offered in new properties to solve old dilemmas.

Lack of solar standards around cyclone testing creates perfect storm

by EcoGen Editor | May 9, 2019 | Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar | 0 |

A multibillion-dollar solar investment boom has revealed a risky gap in standards, writes Terence Lee.

Queensland solar rule change an issue for big projects: Springers Solar

by EcoGen Editor | May 7, 2019 | Commercial, For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

It’s a family affair at Springers Solar in Queensland but this page only has room for one – so here is commercial sales manager Eddie Springer’s story so far…

Labor’s Solar Loan Program a clean shot of energy for Australia’s schools: CEC

by EcoGen Editor | May 2, 2019 | Australia, Commercial, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

A new solar and battery loan program unveiled by federal Labor would be a game changer for schools and a salve to the grid, the Clean Energy Council said.

NSW school signs on for wind-and-solar energy via PPA

by EcoGen Editor | May 2, 2019 | Renewables, Solar, Wind | 0 |

The school aims to be powered by at least 90% renewable energy, with a combination of wind and solar power.

Rushed Queensland solar rules to drive up costs: CEC

by EcoGen Editor | May 2, 2019 | For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Solar | 0 |

New rules rushed through by the Queensland Government are likely to hit the commercial solar sector hard.

Fiji teaches its young the logic of solar energy

by EcoGen Editor | May 2, 2019 | International, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects | 0 |

Twenty schools in Fiji with new solar systems installed are passing the benefits of free, clean electricity on to students of the Pacific Islands nation.

Business case for solar has never been clearer: Solgen

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 17, 2019 | Commercial, Company Updates, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

“There is plenty of runway in this space,” says David Brown, the CEO of the company which topped the ranks for commercial installations in 2018, Solgen Energy Group.

Installers at work in a barren land … how the team behind the NT’s 10MW SETuP solar project delivered 25 sites on time

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 15, 2019 | Australia, For Installers, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy | 0 |

With a schedule of projects in far flung locations the SETuP team had to make sure there was no room for getting things wrong. Power and Water Corporation’s Andrew Gray takes us from start to finish.