Solar & Renewables
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ABB electric drives save 310 million megawatt hours in 2011
ABB has released its annual estimate of the savings achieved by its installed base of drives. About 310 million megawatt-hours (MWh) of electric power was saved ... -
Heliatek’s transparent solar films enable tinted windows to generate electricity
Heliatek has announced that its transparent solar films could be used to be integrated between the glass sheets of double glazed windows. These windows would look ... -
Breakthrough improves solar panel technology by 30%
RMIT University has led an international consortium of universities and the CSIRO in a research breakthrough that improves a solar panel technology’s efficiency by at least ... -
Philips solar-power LEDs enhances road safety in Manila’s Boni Tunnel
The Boni Tunnel in Mandaluyong is now brighter and more energy-efficient as result of a solar powered LED lighting system from Philips. -
Phoenix Contact DC Charging Connectors
Phoenix Contact offers high-performance connectors to charge large DC battery units. The DC interchangeable battery concept for power applications has been specifically developed for electric commercial ... -
New electrical vehicle Standard
The committee charged with developing electric vehicles standards has agreed on key definitions – the essential first step for an over-arching set of electric vehicle standards. -
Deconstructing solar inverters
Given the increasing demand for solar products in the home, it can often become a case of technical information overload. Solar Connection looks at what you ... -
Germany’s Conergy enters the Australian market
For a long time, Germany has been at the forefront of the global solar market. Now, industry leader Conergy is bringing German quality to Australia -
Make money while the sun shines
This year has turned out to be a ‘boom’ year for the solar industry and it will only get better as the support for renewable energy ... -
Audits discover major problems with solar panel installations
The Federal Government’s generous REC scheme and high feed-in tariff rates, although reduced in Victoria and abolished in New South Wales, have been responsible for the ...