People around the world with no access to electricity? 25% Largest driver for social and economic development? Electric Lighting Solar Lanterns are a simple product that makes a significant impact on the daily life of people in developing countries. Consisting of a solar cell, LEDs and a battery, these lanterns can be left to charge during the day and then […]
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Enterprise Connect helping us reach our business potential
In July 2010, GSES undertook an 18-month business review, planning and brand refresh program after qualifying for the Australian Government’s Enterprise Connect initiative. It was an invigorating and certainly confronting experience working ‘on’ the business instead of ‘in’ it, but as a result, we have reached milestones ahead of schedule as well as been able […]
GSES in America
This week Matt and Sue have gone to America to check out PV America West, and meet up with friends in the American solar industry. Matt posted this report from Calafornia: “This year PV America West Conference was held in the beautiful Bay Area of California, in San Jose. San Jose is located in the heart of […]
IPART releases reports
IPART has released its report on the Market value of solar PV exports following a six-month study. The report has found that a “fair and reasonable value” for a solar feed-in tariff is 5.2 to 10.3 cents per kilowatt hour. Along with this report IPART also released a Consumer Fact Sheet and a report summary […]
Latest REEEP News
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.
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 […]