One of the largest solar power companies in the world, Canadian Solar Inc. has revealed that it will be partnering up with Signal Energy in order to offer services including Engineering, Procurement and Construction as well as provide solar modules for ESCO Pacific’s Finley Solar farm in New South Wales, Australia. They will provide their…
If you want to become almost self-sufficient and move away from the costs and other issues that come with being on-grid then it helps to know what the advantages are of living off-the-grid. When you have access to low-cost solar power systems, it gives you a greater chance of living off-grid and benefiting from it…
Just like any other piece of equipment, a solar panel can fail and that could mean that your system is not working as efficiently as it should and in some cases, it can mean that your system is not working at all. If you believe that your solar panel has failed then the first thing…
Prior to installing solar panels, it is important that you do the correct research in order to understand if a solar system will be right for you, what is involved in the installation and whether your property is suited to the installation. It is vital that you find all of this out prior to going…
Solar power has been around for many years but now it is becoming more popular as people look to move away from traditional energy companies, save money and do their bit for the environment. If you choose to use solar power then it will make a real difference to the way in which you live…
Australian schools are changing as solar and battery-powered classrooms are now moving schools off-grid. This was all part of a trial by Hivve, a local startup where they utilised three classrooms as part of it while calling on a $370,000 grant that helped to fund it from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. The schools experienced…
If solar power is something that interests you, then you need to ensure that your property is suited to solar power. There are some things that you will need to think about when you are considering it because you need to ensure that your solar panels work as efficiently as possible. The way the land…
The Clean Energy Regulator is estimating that there will be a 44% increase when compared to 2017 when 1,600 megawatts of small-scale solar capacity is installed, turning it into another year that breaks records. In September, it was recorded that 135,000 small-scale solar power systems had been installed with a capacity of 922 MW. This…
On-grid On-grid solar systems are system that create power then the power grid is available and so, they have to connect to the grid in order to work. Any excess power that is generated can be sent back to the grid in order to receive credit that can be used. The benefit of choosing this…
Considering we are now in 2018, Uganda still falls considerably short when it comes to electricity access rates because it has one of the lowest rates throughout the whole of Africa. This proves that more has to be done to make electricity more affordable, accessible and more prominent to private investors. The statistics speak volumes…