Australia’s Renewables Ranking Improves
Australia has managed to edge back into the top 10 list of the world’s best countries to invest in renewable energy says professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY). EY’s latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices (RECAI) shows Australia jumped three spots in the rankings to rise from 13th place in September last year to […]
Cooler, More Efficient Solar Panels
Researchers at Stanford University believe they have discovered an efficient way to reduce solar cell temperatures and improve their efficiency. The wattage rating of a solar panel is based on standard testing conditions (STC). This testing occurs at a solar cell temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. As a solar cell heats above 25 degrees Celsius […]
Solar Powered, Light Emitting Cement
Here’s a different type of solar road idea. A new light-emitting cement “charged” by the power of the sun could light up roads at night, all night and for many, many years – no batteries or solar cells required. While glow-in-the-dark materials certainly aren’t new; they are mostly made with plastic and degrade in just […]
Small Scale Solar Power Continues To Shine In Australia
8.9 million megawatt hours of electricity was generated or displaced by small scale renewable sources such as rooftop solar power systems in Australia during 2015. According to a recent report from the nation’s Clean Energy Regulator, 188, 902 small scale systems were installed last year. While this was lower than 2014, average small-scale solar panel […]
JA Solar Adds More Solar Panel Manufacturing Capacity
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO) has announced it has commenced solar panel production at the company’s newest module manufacturing facility in Xingtai, Hebei province, China. Located in Xingtai City, the facility has an annual production capacity of 1.5 GW. The new factory features fully automated assembly lines and will produce 60- and 72-cell modules; […]
Australian Solar Council Launches Marginal Seats Campaign
With the date set for Australia’s Federal Election, the Australian Solar Council is going into overdrive to ensure politicians are very aware that solid solar policies shift votes. “Unfortunately, powerful forces in the Liberal and National parties are still committed to a fierce anti-solar agenda,” says the Council. “Our hope was that we had put […]
Update: Greens Seek To Power Up Australian Battery Storage
The Greens have provided further details of their battery system incentive that aims to support installations in an estimated 1.2 million Australian homes; with an average storage capacity in each instance of 10 KWh. As we reported yesterday, the policy will provide a 50 per cent tax credit on purchases of battery storage systems made […]
Greens To Unveil $2.85 Billion Battery Storage Tax Credit Incentive
Several media outlets have reported The Greens will today announce a policy providing a 50 per cent tax credit on residential battery storage system purchases. The policy will reportedly be used as a bargaining piece by The Greens in their negotiations with the Turnbull government over passage of its budget; which offered nothing in relation […]
ACT Commits To Net Zero Carbon Emissions By 2050
The ACT’s Minister for the Environment and Climate Change, Simon Corbell, has introduced legislation to bring forward the target for net zero carbon emissions (carbon neutrality) in the Territory. The announcement occurred just days after the Territory’s government also brought forward its 100% renewable energy target to 2020; 5 years earlier than its original goal. […]
USA – 1 Million Solar Strong
While it’s taken decades for the USA to reach 1 million installed solar power systems; the next million will only take a couple of years. By 2025, the U.S. will be installing a million systems a year. According to a new report published by the George Washington Solar Institute, there’s enough solar installed across the […]
