Here is the latest news for the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP). You can also subscribe to their news yourself to keep abreast of what’s happening in renewables and energy efficiency around the globe. REEEP News, May 2012.
Tag: PV
IEA-PVPS and European Hybrid Conference
On the 23rd of April, Geoff Stapleton attended an IEA-PVPS strategies meeting in Stockholm, Sweden. Other Australians in attendance were Muriel Watt, Chair of APVA, and Greg Watt, Australia’s expert on Task 1. Geoff has represented Australia on Task 9 for over 10 years. Current tasks of IEA-PVPS include: Task 1: Exchange and dissemination of […]
New book on how to sell solar power – Out Now!
Want to know the in’s and out’s of selling solar power systems? GSES has developed a book, Solar Sales: an industry perspective, specifically to address the issue of selling solar within the solar and renewables industry. This book aims to provide technical and theoretical information regarding selling solar power in a user-friendly format for […]
Latest PV Power Newsletter
DKSH has just release the latest PVPower Newsletter with lot’s of information for Solar Designers and Installers. GSES’ article on Sealing Roof Penetrations identifies many common mistakes made when installing and recommends methods that can be used to ensure a durable water tight seal.
Changes to Fair Trading Regulations in NSW
The NSW Department of Fair Trading has released changes to the NSW Home Building Act which relate to the day to day work of PV Designers and Installers in NSW. Key points of the article include: simpler written home building contracts are required for small jobs worth between $1,001 and $5,000 all residential building work […]
2012 April to June Theory Nights
Below are the upcoming solar training nights: April 17 Design task help session May 1 DC Circuit Breakers May 15 Commercial PV Design and Installation May 31 Introduction to Stand-Alone Systems June 12 Design task help session June 26 DC Circuit Breakers These solar training courses are short theory nights designed to give an overview […]
Grattan Institute on Future Energy Policy
The Grattan Institute has released a new report on the future of Australia’s energy supply. Titled No easy choices: which way to Australia’s energy future? the report looks at barriers to renewable energy deployment in Australia and is a must read for anyone looking to work with larger PV systems. The report can be found by […]
New Publication: Grid Connected Solar Electric Systems
GSES Directors Geoff Stapleton and Susan Neill were commissioned by Earthscan Ltd. (now Taylor and Francis) to write the ‘Grid Connected Solar Electric Systems‘ book for their Expert Series. Earthscan Ltd. (now Taylor and Francis) is a leading publisher on climate change, sustainable development and environmental technology academic, professional and general, readers. The Solar […]
Solar Career Pathways
The US Department of energy has released a very helpful Career Pathways Application. This can be found in our links page, or by following the following link: https://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/careermap/
GSES wins the Sydney Rides Challenge!
In most recent news, GSES has won the Sydney Rides Challenge in the category of 7-19 staff! GSES came in a close 1st with 100% participation and 3 new riders. A great thanks to everyone (and I mean everyone, 100% is all our staff) at GSES for pulling their weight, or should I say pedaling […]