The recently released pilot results in New South Wales indicate that solar panel and battery systems are fast becoming viable resources for regulating the main electricity grid.

A renowned climate scientist Professor Tim Flannery has released a new book that lays emphasis on greater solar panel intake. The book titled ‘Sunlight and Seaweed’, explores several technological breakthroughs in the country’s quest to harness natural resources.

THE sun is the world’s battery pack. Photosynthesis captured the energy that is burned in fossil fuels. The sun drives the wind and ocean currents. And in an hour and a quarter the amount of sunlight that threads through the clouds to the Earth’s surface could power all the world’s electricity, vehicles, boilers, furnaces and cooking stoves for a year.

What do solar panels and high-speed internet have in common? Quite a lot, according to Melbourne businessman Jeremy Rich. After selling his solar panel business, Energy Matters, to US juggernaut Sun Edison, Mr Rich has created a new company, and has the government-owned NBN in his sights.

Want to merge your love for fashion and energy efficiency, and never let your phone go flat? Here are five different solar panel-encrusted garments that are not only environmentally friendly, but high fashion and extremely handy when on the go.

The second-largest utility-scale solar power plant in Australia is expected to be fully operating by the end of 2015. The 53MW solar farm in Broken Hill, NSW, installed the project’s final advanced photovoltaic modules successfully.

Just under two weeks ago SolarCity announced their most efficient solar panel, however Panasonic has quickly surpassed them with their high-powered photovoltaic module. SolarCity bragged of a module efficiency exceeding approximately 22 per cent, however Panasonic’s Eco Solutions division has now announced that their new prototype solar panel is said to sit at 22.

SolarCity has recently created the world’s most efficient rooftop solar panel that includes a 22 per cent conversion efficiency. The sun-powered startup that was founded by Lyndon and Peter Rive (Elon Musk‘s cousins), SolarCity, announced their construction last week.

Solar panel manufacturers in the United States and Canada are in a trade war with their Chinese counterparts over their unethical dumping of solar products in the North American region.

Imagine paper-thin, individualized coloured solar panels secured onto a window of a building. Such a concept may soon become a reality according to one study by Britain’s Exeter University, as new generation solar panels have been created and developed from perovskite minerals.

‘Solar trackers’ is a term that has been used by many, but quite a lot of people do not really understand its purpose and importance. Solar trackers ensure panels are directed toward the sun in order to maximise the energy captured.

A staggering 3 GW of rooftop solar PV systems have been installed in Australia over the past few years. The figures were released by the Clean Energy Regulator, the organization tasked with the supervision of renewable energy projects in Australia.

Following the recent Warburton Panel’s advice to Prime Minister Abbott to hold back on Australia’s Renewable Energy Target (RET), experts in the solar industry said this development could increase solar panel prices by as much as 50%.

A new solar scheme by Tindo Solar will surely benefit thousands of SA households as well as hundreds of commercial and industrial establishments. Tindo plans to give these households and companies 5000 free solar panels plus the chance of paying cheaper energy bills for as long as they live.

Currently in Australia, there is only one solar panel manufacturer remaining, but that might not always be the case. Tindo Solar, which has a $6 million manufacturing plant and employs dozens of people was set to create 600 jobs under Australia’s Renewable Energy Target.

The promise of thin film solar cells in solar panel production is undeniable, as it is capable of providing flexible and dependable power. However, the main stumbling block has always been construction, as one of the main ingredients is cadmium chloride, an expensive and toxic material.

Studies are under way to produce next-generation solar panels and cells that are more efficient and cheaper compared to today’s versions. In Australia, engineers from the University of New South Wales will be joining hands with US and European researchers in hopes of producing next-generation solar panels.

The Queensland government has recalled a faulty solar panel part that has sparked forty fires. Malcolm Richards, chief executive of Master Electricians Australia, has said that Avanco and PV Power-branded DC isolators have caused the fires, as the recalled faulty solar panel isolators can overheat easily.

Scientists from the University of Milano-Bicocca have discovered and created new quantum dot technology that has solved the existing problem of sunlight absorption ineffectiveness, and which could lead to the possibility of solar panel windows.

Lets recap the truth about solar panels. The sun is undoubtedly the single greatest source of energy in the solar system, and man as of late has learned how to harness it for generation of electricity through the use of solar panels.

The perceived inefficiency of solar panels, according to experts, is one of the major stumbling blocks to the widespread use of solar energy. Solar cells are only around 22% efficient, with the rest of the sunlight captured wasted as heat.

Green Cross Australia and Ingenero have joined forces and launched a project that aims to make solar energy more affordable for homes and commercial establishments all around the country.

The latest industry figures show that solar panels are gaining wide acceptance in the Australian energy market, and the demand from consumers and companies is increasing at a pace faster than what industry observers had predicted.

The benefits of solar energy compared to other energy sources have been established in several studies, but with the reduced price and technological innovations super sizing the components has become more practical and beneficial.

KJM Contractors have unveiled plans for a solar panel installation at their Adelaide address. The solar plant in Edinburgh Park will be home to 1,980 poly-crystalline panels and 15 inverters, all of which have been specifically designed to withstand the area’s extreme wind and heat conditions.

Proceedings have been launched against two solar panel manufacturers for falsely claiming their solar panels were Australian made. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) claims that Euro Solar and Australian Solar Panel ran advertising campaigns suggesting they make or supply Australian solar panels when they are in fact manufactured in China.

From July 1st next year the Gillard government will slash cash solar panel rebates and subsidies by half, however don’t expect to see the money straight away.

Adelaide’s Tindo Solar is optimistic about competing with China with solar panel manufacturing. Australia’s only solar panel plant will be going in to battle for its cut of China’s 85 per cent share of the market.

Its not uncommon to have your solar panel installed on different facings of your roof. If this is you, then you should be well aware of the MPPT Inverters.

Queenslanders with solar panels on their roofs could soon be charged for the energy they produce. The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) has suggested a gross feed-in tariff scheme for households with rooftop solar power.

When Leichart’s Town Hall needed a 20kw Solar power system to be installed who’s installers were trusted with the the work ? That’s right ! Skyline Solar installers completed this monstrous task in only 4 days, well done boys!

A toll highway in Denver has become a clean energy powerhouse. A series of solar panel arrays covering a 25km stretch of the E-470 was commissioned late last month.

Working out how long it will be before a solar panels array repays its own purchase costs through energy savings is a seriously complicated affair. There are many different factors that play into the final figure.

LDK Solar has revised its guidance for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the fourth quarter of 2011, LDK Solar revised its guidance for revenue to be in the range of $440 to $450 million, solar panels shipments between 215 and 220 megawatts (MW), cells and module shipments between 250 MW and 260 MW, in-house polysilicon production between 2,100 MT and 2,300 MT and in-house cell production between 130 MW and 150 MW.

Dimbulah Sport and Pistol club, located west of Cairns and Mareeba are reaping the rewards from installing solar panels. The clubs weapons safety training officer Phil Quayle and the club’s last foundation member are pleased that the community club is taking steps towards a more sustainable future.

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, is to install solar energy panels on ten additional United States locations — its entire presence in the Southern U.