Company Updates
Sungrow-Samsung SDI launches storage products
Sungrow-Samsung SDI showcased new energy storage system products and solutions at Solar Power International 2016 in Las Vegas in September.
Solar
Community spirit leads to solar career
A background in trades and an interest in social issues inspired Justin Kearnes up onto the roof to launch solar business RI Trades.
Company Updates
LG launches its first bifacial solar panel in Australia
NeONTM 2 BiFacial panels use both sides of the module to increase productivity by up to 27%.
Policy, State Policy
The real cause of SA’s power price rises
A reaction against renewables is a symptom of lazy prejudice. The real culprit in price volatility in South Australia is…
Renewables
Zero emissions for main street … but when?
The slow take-up of energy efficiency solutions belies the availability of technology. So what’s the problem?
Bioenergy, Renewables
Biofuels: pumped but facing an uphill struggle
The internal combustion engine is still our primary mover, and Australia’s biofuels sector is doing all it can to clean things up.
Policy
Labor supports $500m cut to renewable energy funding
The federal Labor Party has supported cuts to the funding of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, an organisation it established while in government.
Solar
ARENA backs 12 new large-scale solar plants
Twelve new large-scale solar PV plants are set to be constructed across Australia, tripling the amount of energy produced from big solar.
Solar
Solar puts Darwin Airport on world map
Darwin International Airport’s new 4MW PV solar array is part of a global shift to clean energy infrastructure.
Renewables