Energy Business News - For Buyers, sellers and users of energy, services and technology

  • Solar Citizens unite to lobby

    May 17, 2013 - no Comments

    Around 2 million residential solar panel owners will have access to a unified voice via a new Australian solar energy consumer lobby group, Solar Citizens, which has been launched this

  • Westinghouse Solar brand comes to Australia

    April 25, 2013 - no Comments

    US solar system manufacturer Westinghouse Solar Inc has signed a sub-license deal with Australian diversified renewable energy company CBD Energy Ltd, to use Westinghouse Solar’s products in Australia. “As a

  • Silex solar is go at Mildura

    April 19, 2013 - no Comments

    Solar Systems Pty Ltd, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Silex Systems Ltd has begun the operation of a demonstration project for Australia’s largest concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar power station in Victoria.

  • Solar installations boom in WA

    April 10, 2013 - no Comments

    Despite the withdrawal of government subsidies, Perth is experiencing record levels of rooftop solar installations. The rate of solar uptake in Perth and the state’s south west, is achieving levels

  • Love Energy runs out

    April 5, 2013 - no Comments

    Adelaide solar retailer, Love Energy has been placed into administration, blaming changes in government policy. Love Energy was voluntarily placed into administration by its owner and director, Richard Mintz. The

  • Leasing option reduces solar costs

    April 3, 2013 - no Comments

    An Australian green community group says a new financing solution for homeowners can boost the uptake of solar installations on Australian rooftops to close to 100 per cent. Green Cross

  • App measures solar energy

    April 3, 2013 - no Comments

    An app to monitor energy collected by residential solar panels has been launched by an Australian project analyst-turned-app-developer. Mining and Gas Industry Project Analyst Kim Peirce has developed the ‘Solar

  • CSIRO develops “solar sponge”

    February 14, 2013 - no Comments

    A “solar sponge’ has been developed by the CSIRO which can capture carbon dioxide (CO2) and release it after exposure to the sun. The development creates a process that allows

  • Dyesol in Singapore research pact

    February 6, 2013 - no Comments

    Australian renewable energy company Dyesol Ltd has signed a research agreement with Singapore’s Energy Research Institute (ERI) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). The agreement will work towards developing solid state

  • Mildura solar gets planning permission

    January 25, 2013 - no Comments

    The Australian subsidiary of German photovoltaic (PV) solar technology provider, Belectric Australia has received planning permission for a 5MW solar power plant in Mildura. The “Mildura Solar Power Plant 1”