Commercial | EcoGeneration

Battery standard has put a huge hump in the road: sonnen

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 17, 2019 | Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

The new standard for battery storage goes too far, says sonnen technical director Australia-New Zealand James Sturch.

Microgrids come to market

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 1, 2019 | Commercial, Efficiency, For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

As the tools to generate and manage electricity onsite evolve, energy users are realising they can rely on themselves instead of leaning only on the grid.

Feel the power … CEC announces 2019 Solar Design and Installation Awards finalists

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 30, 2019 | Commercial, For Installers, Solar | 0 |

Ten installations are competing in three categories: under 30kW, 30-240kW and over 240kW. Good luck!

Are clouds gathering over large-scale solar?

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 24, 2019 | Australia, Commercial, For Installers, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy Target, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage | 0 |

Painful marginal loss factors, asset write-downs, negative pricing, forced curtailment – the forces have been stacked against large-scale solar this year. Is it time for a turnaround in fortunes … or time to pull up stakes?

Melbourne installer’s seen a lot change in his 10 years under the sun

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 23, 2019 | Commercial, For Installers, Residential, Solar | 0 |

Brendan Waldron, senior project manager at Melbourne-based Next Generation Electrical, talks about how very, very far the industry has come in only 10 years.

SunWiz shares solar module data: market share, price, classification, volumes

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 4, 2019 | Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Uncategorised | 0 |

Warwick Johnston offers a rare glimpse of the solar module market in Australia, including retailer preference, installed cost and breakdown by classification.

Queensland car park topped with 1.1MW of bifacial solar

by EcoGen Editor | Aug 26, 2019 | Australia, Commercial, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects | 0 |

The rooftop parking area of the Sunshine Plaza Shopping Centre on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast now hosts Australia’s largest installation of bifacial solar panels.

Lighter PV panels push flimsier rooftops under the sun

by EcoGen Editor | Aug 15, 2019 | Australia, Commercial, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects | 0 |

A new lightweight solar PV module opens up the possibilities for the 40% of properties that can’t take the weight of standard glass-and-aluminium technology.

We need to talk about energy … at work and at home

by EcoGen Editor | Aug 9, 2019 | Commercial, Efficiency, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

The message about efficient energy use is slowly getting through to owners of businesses, buildings and houses – but there’s a long way to go.

Jobs crunch … are there enough workers to build Australia’s renewables boom?

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 17, 2019 | Australia, Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Australia wants energy security. Clever and experienced renewables workers want job security. This sounds like a job for the nation’s clean energy recruitment superheroes.

What voltage tells us about the solar revolution

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 10, 2019 | Comment, Commercial, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

Solar is a dynamic energy solution trying to make its way in a grid designed for one-way traffic, writes Jonathon Dore. Yes, there are a few teething issues – but solutions can be found.