View the course information or enroll now at the GSES Shop. GSES recently announced the launch of a continuous professional development (CPD) training day designed to help accredited solar installers maintain and expand their knowledge in a changing industry while meeting their accreditation renewal requirements in a single day. The solar industry and its scaled […]
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Pacific island training
GSES trainer Aaron Bonanno (right) overseeing the training installation. September saw the conclusion of the recent IRENA-funded grid-connected photovoltaics (PV) training in the Pacific, which was coordinated by PPA and SEIAPI and delivered by GSES. GSES conducted a total of 6 training sessions in 5 island nations for both power utility and private industry personnel. […]
New article on storage
GSES recently released an article about energy storage options. A sample of this is provided here; to read the full article, visit the GSES Resources and Information page. We would love to hear your feedback and suggestions so please contact us at info@gses.com.au with ‘On-Grid Energy Storage Article’ as the subject. Grid Energy Storage The grid […]
New GSES online course on solar fundamentals
GSES has released an exciting new online training course for non-specialists to learn about solar electricity generation, entitled Solar Power Systems: System Technology, Understanding and Safety. The course, available now from the GSES shop for $295 inc. GST (LESS 20% LAUNCH DISCOUNT until 31 December 2014), addresses the growing need for education among businesses, councils and […]
EA presentation
From right to left: Rod Aistrope, Aaron Bonanno, Chris Martell and Yash Shah. On 26 June 2014, GSES engineers Chris Martell and Aaron Bonanno travelled to chilly yet friendly Mittagong to present a seminar for the regional group of Engineers Australia. The Sydney Southern Tablelands and Highlands Regional Group of Engineers Australia have chosen to […]
Papua New Guinea
GSES engineers Aaron Bonanno, Jono Pye and Matthew O’Regan recently spent several exciting weeks visiting ten remote islands in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to conduct site inspections as part of an ongoing consultancy project for PNG Power Limited(PPL). Aaron and Jono were responsible for Manus Island and several islands in East Sepik Province, East New […]
Stand-alone solar systems for remote fisheries in the Pacific
In 2013, GSES was engaged by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) to produce designs for two remote fisheries centres in Kiribati and Tuvalu. There are many of these centres distributed throughout the Pacific to support the local fishing industry, which often constitutes a large portion of the local economy. These centres administer fishing […]
New Technical Paper Released
In response to growing interest and direct enquiries, GSES recently released a technical paper on oversizing PV arrays. A sample of this paper is below; to read the full article, visit the Resources and Information page. Oversizing PV Arrays ‘Array oversizing’ refers to solar photovoltaic (PV) systems that have been designed so that the solar array […]
New Technical Paper on PID
GSES recently released a technical paper on Potential Induced Degradation (PID). The abstract from this paper is below; to read the full article, visit the Resources and Information page. Potential Induced Degradation Causes, Effects and Possible Solutions Potential Induced Degradation (PID) is a process that occurs in photovoltaic (PV) cells when the system has a negative […]
Grid-Connected PV Systems with Battery Storage reviewed by the CEC
Sandy Atkins, Technical & Compliance Specialist at the Clean Energy Council (CEC), recently reviewed the new GSES training manual Grid-Connected PV Systems with Battery Storage for the CEC’s installer newsletter. Here is his article in full: “Grid-Connected PV Systems with Battery Storage” by GSES Review by Sandy Atkins Are you accredited for grid-connect and stand-alone? Have you been asked […]