FRV and Genesis Energy Secure Funding for New Zealand’s Largest Solar Farm
New Zealand’s largest solar farm, a 63MW project, has reached financial close and is expected to generate electricity later this year.
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Introducing Revolutionary Solar Modules: 40-Year Warranty and 23.6% Efficiency
AEG launches new n-type solar modules with up to 23.6% efficiency, 460Wp power, and a 40-year warranty.
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Queensland’s Heatwave Drives Record-Breaking Demand for Solar Energy, Surpassing Coal
Queensland’s electricity grid set new demand records during a heatwave, with solar playing a significant role in meeting demand and keeping prices moderate.
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Solar Power’s Resurgence: Electrifying Homes and Vehicles
Australia’s rooftop solar growth was driven by increasing interest in electric vehicles and home batteries, with residential solar installations reaching a record 2.5GW.
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Cricket Australia’s Climate Action: Solar Installation at Cricket Centre Reflects Captain’s Concerns
National Cricket Centre in Queensland installs solar rooftop system to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions, part of Cricket for Climate initiative led by Pat Cummins.
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Australia cricket captain’s climate concerns lead to big solar installation at cricket centre
The National Cricket Centre in Queensland has installed a 285kW solar rooftop system as part of a collaboration with Cricket for Climate, launched in 2022 by Australian Test captain Pat Cummins. The new facility, built at a cost of $323,000, was unveiled on Tuesday – ahead of the upcoming day-night Test at the Gabba in…
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Surge in heat pumps and rooftop solar drives record uptake for UK homes
The installation of solar panels and heat pumps in UK homes soared in 2023, driving the country to its highest-ever level of domestic low-carbon technology upgrades. Registered solar photovoltaic (PV) installations rose nearly 30% to a post-subsidy record of 189,826 in 2023, according to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). Similarly, heat-pump installations were up 20%,…
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Solar banks and electrification: Governments invest $206m to close the energy gap
The Australian and New South Wales governments have tipped a combined $206 million into energy saving upgrades for social housing properties in the state and a solar sharing scheme, to help address the cost-of-living for more than 30,000 disadvantaged households. The move to upgrade some of the least energy efficient homes in the country was…
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Reflectors in space could make solar farms on Earth work for longer every day
If you happened to be looking at the sky in Europe on a cold night on February 5 1993, there is a chance you could have seen a dim flash of light. That flash came from a Russian space mirror experiment called Znamya-2. Znamya-2 was a 20-metre reflective structure much like aluminium foil (Znamya means…
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ClearVue partners on solar powered, energy efficient “zero window”
Perth-based clear solar glass manufacturer ClearVue Technologies announced on Wednesday it is partnering with LuxWall to build the ‘Zero Window’, expected to be the most energy-efficient and energy-generating window on the market. ClearVue will partner with LuxWall, a US-based vacuum insulated glazing supplier, to develop and commercialise the world’s first window combining ClearVue’s solar PV…
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Trina Solar launches new Vertex panels for commercial sector
Chinese solar PV manufacturing giant Trina Solar has announced it is launching a new range of its Vertex S+ series panels which will be designed specifically to help improve energy management of commercial buildings. The new Trina Solar Vertex S+ NEG18R.28 panels are set to be launched this year and have been specifically designed for…
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ClearVue lands first home market order to supply solar glass facade for new building
Australian solar window maker ClearVue has taken its first home-grown commercial order to supply its PV integrated glass units for the facade of an education and wellness centre for the Construction, Forestry, Maritime and Employees Union’s (CFMEU), in Melbourne. The Australian order follows the news ClearVue has signed up its first licensee in Australia, after…
