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  • Rooftop solar ‘cuts bills for all’

    May 3, 2013 - no Comments

    Rooftop solar panel installations could mean lower electricity bills for all households, regardless of whether you have them installed on your roof or not. The Centre of Policy Development (CPD)

  • Suntech founder detained in China

    March 26, 2013 - no Comments

    The founder of troubled solar manufacturer Suntech Power, Australian citizen Dr Shi Zhengrong has been detained by the Chinese government following the default of a $520 million bank loan. Dr

  • ReneSola doubles Oz exports

    March 5, 2013 - no Comments

    Chinese solar module manufacturer ReneSola Ltd has more than doubled its exports of solar products to Australia in 2012. ReneSola say that shipments of their solar products to Australia have

  • Polynesian territory to set renewable record

    October 31, 2012 - no Comments

    The small Polynesian territory of Tokelau in the central Pacific is about to set a renewable energy record. The territory consisting of three atolls north of Samoa, will be create

  • Overcapacity will send solar firms bust, says report

    October 23, 2012 - no Comments

    Overcapacity in the solar industry around the world will send at least 180 panel makers either going bust or being acquired by 2015, according to a  report from GTM Research.

  • Kiwis to build Afghan solar

    August 3, 2012 - no Comments

    New Zealand is to provide $18.6 million to create a solar energy generator in Afghanistan. The contract for the construction of the project which will be located in the Bamyan

  • Tonga solar plant opens

    July 25, 2012 - no Comments

    State-owned New Zealand utility Meridian Energy Ltd have announced the completion of Tonga’s first renewable energy project, the ‘Maama Mai’ Solar Farm. Amongst the 260 guests attending the ceremony, was

  • Q.Cells withstand cyclone testing

    July 20, 2012 - no Comments

    German engineered Q.Cells solar modules have passed wind pressure tests showing the panels are able to withstand cyclone D levels, greater than the wind conditions dealt by Cyclone Yasi and

  • CBD in US solar installation

    July 11, 2012 - no Comments

    Australia’s CBD Energy Ltd has been awarded its first solar PV installation contract in the US for around $3.8 million. The engineering, procurement and construct (EPC) contract to build a

  • NZ’s solar future bright

    April 20, 2012 - no Comments

    Solar has a big part to play in NZ’s energy future,  says Brendan Winitana, Chairman of the Sustainable Electricity Association of New Zealand. “Our industry is vibrant and forecasting revenue