Solar Industry News
Solar industry news and opportunities that may benefit your family or business
Renewable Energy 2011 A Year in Review
Renewable Energy Year in Review. A summary from the Clean Energy Council (CEC) 2011 Report In the year to October 2011, just under 10 per cent of Australia’s electricity came from renewable energy. Australia’s national Renewable Energy Target will deliver 20% of the...
Q Cells Thin Film Solar Installation
Building an energy efficient home is becoming more popular and more important for those conscious of their carbon footprint and the ever escalating cost of electricity. The demand for managing energy consumption is being driven mostly by the escalating electricity...
Solar helping Central Coast business
Everybody wants to protect themselves from the escalating electricity costs and businesses are no exception. The benefits from a solar power system can be substantial if your electricity use is highest as the power is being generated through the day. Solar power is...
Q Cells secure two massive solar projects
This November (2011) Q-Cells have secured the world’s largest CIGS thin-film solar plant (20.8MW) and also Europe’s largest crystalline solar plant (91MW – 383,000 modules! plus a transformer station to be installed in a record time of 8 weeks). Q Cells Solar Park...
Solar Hot Water $200 Gift Card Promotion
Purchase a Thermotec Solar Hot Water system and receive a $200 Coles or Woolworths gift card from Thermotec to help with your Christmas shopping. Swapping to a solar hot water system means up to 80% of your hot water will be heated by the sun saving you money and...
New Conergy Inverter & Premium Package
Conergy launches the latest technology in string inverters & offers a premium package with an unbeatable 10 year comprehensive warranty The new Conergy inverters can adjust quickly to the changing radiation conditions by continuously adapting to the optimum...
Is my water temperature hot enough?
Did you know that the current Australian Standard requires all new hot water systems to deliver water at a maximum of 50 degrees to Bathrooms? Often people comment that after having a new hot water system installed, whether it be Solar, Gas, Electric or a Heat Pump,...
Phase out of electric hot water systems
Water heating is the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions from most Australian homes. On average, each electric hot water system produces around four tonnes of greenhouse gases every year. That's equivalent to running an average sized car for a year....
Solar support critical to avert industry crash
Clean Energy Council chief executive Matthew Warren said solar electricity was becoming more affordable, more efficient and more reliable, but it still needed responsible government assistance to compete with carbon-based electricity generation. "Claims that the cost...