Solar Power

Land scarcity has limited Singapore’s adoption of solar power so floating solar panels may be a viable alternative for the city-state surrounded by water. Floating panels could be 11 per cent more efficient than solar panels placed on precious land. Technology company ABB is providing critical components on a landmark one megawatt floating solar photovoltaic … Continue reading World’s largest floating photovoltaic power plant test-bed →

With the right technology, homeowners and businesses with solar and battery storage systems have the potential to play a vital role in stabilising a grid with high renewable generation, according to Luke Osborne, Chief Operations Officer for Reposit Power. By integrating innovative software with solar battery systems, Reposit Power helps customers who invest in these … Continue reading Solar battery storage system to play vital role in energy market →

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has confirmed it is working with the South Australian Government to develop a financing package to support the accelerated delivery of Australia’s largest grid-scale battery storage project, for the South Australian energy market.

Chemists from University of Michigan believe redox flow batteries are the best solution to store solar and wind power. Using a predictive model of molecules and their properties, the team has developed a charge-storing molecule around 1000 times more stable than current compounds.

The international trade association for suppliers of broadcast and media technology (IABM) has given its International Award for Excellence in Sustainability to Broadcast Australia for installing a solar battery solution designed and delivered by Photon Energy.

Researchers have created an interactive web tool to estimate the amount of energy that could be generated by wind or solar farms at any location.

The Solar Impulse team utilised software from Dassault Systèmes to experience the aircraft in its operating environment before taking off on a round-the-world journey.

In a world first, entirely solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse has completed its round-the-world journey.

The installation of 1.75MW of solar capacity across the National Broadband Network (NBN) has been completed.

Schneider Electric has won the 2016 Intersolar Award for Innovation in the Outstanding Solar Projects category.

ABB has announced the PVS980 central inverter, a component for solar installations that converts direct current (DC) produced in solar panels into alternating current (DC) for use by electrical grids.

An entirely solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse, yesterday completed a 71-hour transatlantic flight from New York to Seville in the course of its round-the-world journey.

Tag has signed a contract with First Solar to build the solar power plant for Rio Tinto’s Weipa bauxite mine in Queensland.