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‘Solar Grannies’ return to Fiji

Fiji’s Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, has met with 10 Grandmothers on their return from India. The women are the county’s first solar engineers, as a result of their training at […]

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Apple builds the first of two 20MW solar farms

As a company Apple have always been known for thinking outside the box, changing our perceptions of what to expect from our technology and revolutionising the market in their wake. […]

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IKEA stores in the UK to sell solar panels

Traditionally known for their low cost furniture and sustainable ethos, Swedish furniture giant IKEA has introduced thin-film solar panels to their UK stores in partnership with Hanergy Holding Group Limited. […]

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Is it time for solar incentives to go?

In the wake of the announcement last Monday, 3 September 2012, that the Victoria feed-in tariff was to be slashed from 25¢ per KWh to 8¢ per KWh many questions […]

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Solar Choice Price Index – September 2012

At the beginning of September 2012, the average price per watt of an installed solar system in Australia was around $2.30 after subtracting the Federal Small-scale Technology Certificate (STC) ‘rebate’, […]

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Is Spinach the key to solar’s future?

    Researchers from Vanderbilt University in Tennessee have discovered what Popeye knew all along–spinach gives you more energy. Although more traditionally associated with giving an extra energy boost to the […]

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Is Chinese firm Suntech about to be bought out?

Despite publicly denying a takeover a few weeks ago, multiple industry insiders are reporting that a buy-out of one of the world’s largest solar companies, Suntech is “imminent”. […]

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New Victoria Feed in tariff – a fair price?

On Monday 3 September 2012 the Victorian Government announced the end of its previous 25¢ per kwh feed-in tariff. This move brings Victoria in line with state level solar PV […]

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The changing cost of solar power

The steady withdrawal of solar PV incentives, at both state and federal level, have lead to concerns by some consumers that the cost of solar power is set to soar. However, […]

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Korea’s Hanwha to rescue Q-Cells from insolvency

Korea’s Hanwha Group will take over Germany’s ailing Q-Cells, which entered into insolvency proceedings last April. Hanwha will retain most of the workforce at Q-Cells Thalheim research and production site […]

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Creating LGCs from large-scale solar power generators

Large-scale Generation Certificates (LGCs) are created every time an accredited renewable energy generation system over 100 kilowatts (kW) produces 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity. Power utilities are required under the […]

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Minute by minute: new solar data tool to assist solar projects

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has developed the One Minute Solar Data interface providing a range of solar statistics, including global, diffuse, direct and terrestrial irradiance and sunshine-seconds for 20 locations round Australia. […]

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SafetyinSolar – Solar panel isolation system

As with any industry, there are certain minimum standards that a solar system and its comprising components must meet in order to be installed to be considered safe. SafetyinSolar’s Solar […]

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