Indigenous-owned energy company AllGrid yesterday launched a solar energy battery storage system and raised the possibility that it may open a manufacturing plant in Adelaide.
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Martin’s Fertilizers cuts energy bill with switch to solar
The installation of grid-connected solar inverters at its manufacturing facility is expected to reduce its energy bills by up to $45,000 a year.
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Australian 3D printed solar cells getting closer to commercial reality
The CSIRO has said that printable solar cells are near to being commercialised, with several firms interested in bringing the technology closer to market.
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Australia’s only solar panel manufacturer receives $20 million financing from CEFC
South Australia's Tindo Solar is being provided up to $20 million senior debt finance from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to locally manufacture, install and own rooftop solar arrays and sell the power to building occupants under a power purchase agreement (PPA).
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Solar finding may reduce cost and risks of cell making
Researchers in the UK say they have developed a method to make efficient solar cells without using a toxic compound.
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Ballarat Mars factory installs enough solar panels for 90 houses
The Mars confectionery factory in Ballarat will save $50,000 a year through the installation of 840 solar panels, according to the company.
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Sparkies to fork out to replace Advancetech’s dodgy DC isolators
Electrical contractors are obligated to pay for the replacement of solar devices made by Advancetech, which was put in liquidation on May 15.
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Dumping investigation into Chinese solar panels launched
The Anti-Dumping Commission has announced that it will look into alleged dumping of Chinese photovoltaic solar panels.
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Energy Puzzle Group to open $190 million renewables plant in Sri Lanka
Energy Puzzle Group has signed an agreement with the Sri Lankan government to build a collar pholtovoltaic factory in the country’s south.
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Nanoparticle-based solar cell breakthrough could cut cost of solar energy
Materials that are readily available can be used to make inexpensive and easily manufactured nanoparticle-based solar cells.
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Aussies take top honours at Solar Decathlon
A team from the University of Wollongong and TAFE Illawarra has taken out first place in the Solar Decathlon in China.
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Germany’s biggest solar PV maker secures approvals for financial restructuring
SolarWorld AG, Germany's largest solar PV maker has secured approvals for financial restructuring at an extraordinary general meeting in Bonn.
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AGL, First Solar to build Australia’s biggest solar plant
Australia’s largest developer of renewable energy projects AGL, says it will build solar power plants worth $450 million with First Solar.
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US company aims for 25% market share in Indian solar manufacturing
US company First Solar is aiming to take 25 per cent market share in the Indian solar equipment sector over the next three years.
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Solar company makes “game changing” development
Shares in solar developer Dyesol have rocketed after the company announced a “game changing” breakthrough with its solar technology.
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ACCC to investigate bogus ‘made in Australia’ claim
The ACCC has started an investigation into two firms following allegations of false or misleading claims about the country of origin for the solar panels they supply.
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New technology to make cheaper solar panels
Engineers from the University of New South Wales have developed a new way to improve the quality of low-grade silicon, paving the way for cheaper and more efficient solar panels.
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Earthworker Cooperative hopes to build solar hot water factory in La Trobe Valley
The Earthworker Cooperative, a pro-sustainability group, is lobbying state and federal governments for $1 million to help build a factory that would manufacture hot water systems in the Latrobe Valley.
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Solar manufacturers collaborate over UNSW processing tech
AN UNSW-developed solar panel processing technology has resulted in a collaboration between Suntech Power and Hanwha Solar.
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Crystalline PV module manufacturers under pressure
Average gross profits of crystalline photovoltaic (PV) industry module manufacturers fell to just nine US cents per watt in the first quarter of 2012, putting huge pressure on suppliers according to the latest quarterly report from IMS Research.
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