Solar panel manufacturers are always on the lookout for low cost improvements they can make to get an edge over the competition. Or rather, stay in competition, as they are involved in a Red Queen Race1 where they have to run as fast as they can just to stay where they are.
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Victoria’s historic Old Beechworth Gaol site is now more environmentally friendly and cheaper to run thanks to the addition of solar panels.
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Finn and Ronald chat about some of the major solar energy stories from the past week, talk solar panel direction and relive the glory of the company’s first D&D tournament.
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The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is supporting a project involving the installation of redeployable solar power systems on commercial and government buildings.
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Two new electric cars have been acquired by Victoria’s Yarra Ranges Council, which Council says will be charged by solar power.
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Update 2 March 2025: This was written in 2019 and insolation figures for Australian capitals have been updated since then. Current results differ from what’s below, sometimes significantly. If you want up to date information, the best site to use I know of is PVWatts. It is generally accepted the best direction to face solar panels […]
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Thousands of Amazon employees have put their names to an open letter urging the giant of online retail and web services to lift its game on issues relating to climate change.
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The Business Council of Australia’s plan for a stronger nation includes a call to scrap Australia’s hugely popular (and beneficial) major solar subsidy.
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More renewables are key to helping reach climate goals says the International Renewable Energy Agency, but we’re going to need to pick up the pace.
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Dozens of remote communities throughout the Northern Territory are now benefiting from the integration of commercial and large-scale solar power under SETuP.
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