Solar | EcoGeneration

Major parties in NSW hear clean energy message as election nears

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 11, 2019 | For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Solar | 0 |

Substantive clean energy announcements from both the NSW Government and the Opposition show that both major parties have recognised the importance of the issue to voters ahead of the state election next month, the CEC said.

Business twigs to PPAs as managers hedge energy risk with cheap solar

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 7, 2019 | Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Wind | 0 |

Business is plugging directly into wind and solar with power purchase agreements to cut costs, but can the clean energy sector keep up?

CEC pitches some free expertise into the NSW energy policy vacuum

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 7, 2019 | Australia, Policy, Renewable Energy Target, Solar, Storage, Wind | 0 |

In the lead-up to a state election in March the CEC has offered a list of policy options to put NSW on course for a clean-energy future.

Commercial and industrial solar installs through the roof as business wakes up to the sun

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 6, 2019 | Australia, Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects | 0 |

Business owners are quickly catching on to the benefits of putting electricity plants up on the roof … and solar installation companies are pedalling hard to keep up.

How do solar installers market their business?

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 31, 2019 | For Installers, Solar | 0 |

Most installers and indeed small businesses are busy with their day-to-day activities and will find it hard to promote themselves says Gerard McAllister from Assertive Marketing.

Why a revolution in energy needs an evolution in skills

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 30, 2019 | For Installers, Solar, Solar | 0 |

EcoGeneration speaks to three of Australia’s trainers from the top registered training organisations about why it’s so important to keep upskilling as technology keeps changing.

Townsville gives big tick to 4MW/8MWh Tesla battery

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 30, 2019 | Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

In Townsville, North Queensland, approval has been granted to install Queensland’s first community-scale battery to support the transition to renewables and provide back-up power to the local community.

CEC’s Approved Solar Retailer program picks up power

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 29, 2019 | Commercial, For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar | 0 |

The clean energy industry has come a long way in the last few years and continues to grow at a...

Natural Solar picks Q Cells for SA solar and battery installation

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 29, 2019 | For Installers, Residential, Solar | 0 |

Solar and storage installer Natural Solar will use Q Cells’ Q.PEAK DUO-G5 panels in the rollout of South Australia’s first multi-site, battery-powered residential development as part of the state’s home battery scheme launched in October 2018.

‘Jobs don’t have a gender’ … and that includes solar

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 29, 2019 | Commercial, For Installers, Residential, Solar | 0 |

Women electricians are a rarity, sure, but in an industry as dynamic as solar we should hope to see more of them, says Melbourne-based installer and trainer Billie Smith.