Solar | EcoGeneration

Jinko Swan bifacial module scoops Intersolar award

by EcoGen Editor | May 20, 2019 | For Installers, Solar | 0 |

JinkoSolar has taken the Intersolar Award 2019 in the Photovoltaics category for its Swan bifacial module with transparent backsheet from DuPont.

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.

CEC fears for Queensland’s 50% clean energy target as solar installer restrictions bite

by EcoGen Editor | May 14, 2019 | For Installers, Solar | 0 |

Projects will be delayed where electricians cannot be found to do the work, exposing businesses to hefty penalty payments, the CEC says.

SA approves 280MW solar to power Whyalla steelworks

by EcoGen Editor | May 14, 2019 | Australia, Commercial, Projects, Renewables, Solar | 0 |

The first large-scale project in Sanjeev Gupta’s plan to generate 1GW of dispatchable renewable energy in South Australia has been approved.

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.

Know your PV isolator specs: CEC

by EcoGen Editor | May 7, 2019 | For Installers, Solar | 0 |

The rules about sizing PV isolators have changed, writes CEC technical support leader James Patterson, so don’t be caught out.

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.

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.

Why renewables are the solution for Australia: IEEFA

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 23, 2019 | Australia, Comment, International, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy Target, Renewables, Solar, State Policy, Storage, Wind | 0 |

Renewables are the lowest cost sustainable solution for Australia’s energy policy crisis and potentially one of Australia’s largest export industries, writes IEEFA’s Tim Buckley.