CHANGZHOU, China, February, 2013 Trina Solar Limited, a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions, and services, today announced that it has achieved the No. 1 position in Australia’s PV market. According to a new report from Solar Business Services (“Australian PV – Technology and Brands 2013″), Trina Solar was the most popular solar panel brand [...]
The world needs to move away from only setting national carbon emission targets, and instead supplement these with an agreed maximum and minimum carbon price that clearly measures the effort it takes to reach these targets, if it wants to break the deadlock on reaching a binding international agreement, according to an ANU expert. Professor [...]
November 2012 The Australian Government has this month announced that it will abolish the solar multiplier, cutting the rate from 2 times to no multiplier, on the 1st of January 2013, six months ahead of schedule. The Australian Solar Council – the national voice of Australia’s solar industry – has slammed the Australian Government’s decision [...]
Australia’s only solar panel manufacturer has been opened by the Prime Minister of Australia, the Honorable Julia Gillard. Also present were the SA Premier The Honorable Jay Weatherill, Federal Member for Makin Tony Zappia and SA Minister Tom Koutsantonis. Tindo Solar, Australia’s only manufacturer of solar (PV) modules. World class 60 MW solar module plant. [...]
Leading experts from industry, academia and government will examine one of the most significant issues on Australia’s policy agenda – our energy future – at a public forum at The Australian National University tomorrow. In the context of changing energy generation technologies, a wide-ranging energy reform agenda and a heated political and community debate on [...]
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 16, 2012. SunPower Corp, today announced a reorganization plan to restructure its Philippines manufacturing operations and reduce its workforce. As part of this initiative, the company will temporarily idle six of the 12 lines in its Fab 2 cell manufacturing plant and 20 percent of panel manufacturing in the Philippines to [...]
October 2012. Kyocera Solar, Inc., a leading supplier of reliable solar modules and renewable energy solutions, recently supplied 348 kilowatts (kW) of solar modules that now cover the roof of the Townsville RSL Stadium in North Queensland, Australia. The photovoltaic installation, which will produce approximately 500 megawatt hours (MWh) of energy annually, is now the [...]
GERALDTON, Australia. Solar power received a jolt of energy this month as Australia’s first large-scale photovoltaic solar project was officially switched on. Verve Energy, GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services and First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today opened the 10-megawatt Greenough River Solar Farm near Geraldton, Western Australia. Joined by WA Energy Minister [...]
The Daly River community in the Northern Territory will be less reliant on diesel thanks to a new project targeted at increasing solar penetration in remote towns and communities. Australian Solar Institute (ASI) Executive Director Mark Twidell said ASI is providing $500,000 to the Northern Territory’s Power and Water Corporation to investigate ways to increase [...]
JIASHAN, China, Aug. 2, 2012, a leading global manufacturer of solar wafers and solar modules, today announced it has sold 8 MW of its high-quality, high-performance monocrystalline solar modules to True Value Solar, Australia’s largest solar specialist and one of the country’s leaders in solar photovoltaic (“PV”) installations. True Value Solar operates as part of [...]
The impact of rising sea levels caused by planetary warming will be the focus of a panel discussion featuring leading international experts tonight at The Australian National University. The Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES) Sea Level Forum will feature three international speakers who will provide a unique scientific perspective on what kind of sea [...]
The future of the Carbon Tax may be uncertain, but a carbon price is here to stay, according to research from The Australian National University. The research, by Dr Frank Jotzo of the Crawford School of Public Policy in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, surveyed the views of Australian large emitters, carbon [...]
TEMPE, Arizona. First Solar today announced it will design, construct and maintain two utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects totaling 159 megawattsAC (MW) for AGL Energy Limited as part of Australia’s Solar Flagships Program. AGL was selected as the successful proponent in the solar PV category of the program and will receive federal and state [...]
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