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Australia reaches 4GW of rooftop solar PV
By Giles Parkinson on 6 December 2014
APVI says Australia has reached 4GW of rooftop solar, up to 40 per cent household penetration in some states.
Category: Solar
Enphase says solar + storage market ‘infinite’, ahead of Oz battery pilot
By Sophie Vorrath on 5 December 2014
Enphase CEO Paul Nahi explains why Australia will be a testing ground for its game-changing solar + energy storage system; says carbon pricing inevitable.
New world record for solar cell efficiency set at 46%
By Staff Reporter on 2 December 2014
French-German CPV collaboration uses multi-junction solar cell to achieve world record of 46% efficiency in the conversion of sunlight into electricity.
Sydney councils join forces to provide cheaper solar for residents, business
By Sophie Vorrath on 2 December 2014
Group of 8 southern Sydney councils have joined forces to rustle up cheap and convenient solar deals for their constituents – including solar leasing.
The potential bridges to new solar business models
By Rocky Mountain Institute on 28 November 2014
Distributed solar’s continued growth requires aligning interests of utilities, solar companies.
Campaign launched for first community solar thermal + storage plant
By Sophie Vorrath on 27 November 2014
NGO campaigns climate-minded people to invest in development of Australia’s first citizen-funded community solar thermal + storage plant.
First ‘plug and play’ rooftop solar system installed in US
By Edgar Meza on 26 November 2014
Fraunhofer CSE completes first public installation of ‘plug and play’ rooftop solar system it says is as easy for homeowners to install as a washer/dryer.
Topaz, largest solar plant in the world, is now fully operational
By Eric Wesoff on 26 November 2014
The 550-megawatt Topaz project is on-line and sending power to the California grid.
AGL Energy describes solar household tariffs as a “scam”
By Giles Parkinson on 25 November 2014
AGL Energy says subsidies to solar and avoided network costs amount to a scam and should be stopped. It wants new tariffs.
US utility giant commits to cut its emissions in half
By Ari Phillips on 24 November 2014
NRG Energy sets target of cutting its carbon emissions 50 percent by 2030 and 90 percent by 2050.
It was $40b cheaper to install solar in 2013 than in 2012
By Stephen Lacey on 21 November 2014
Global climate finance levels are dropping—largely because the cost of solar has fallen so quickly.
