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Every now and again I am so impressed by brilliant simplicity that I write about it, because i think we can all learn from great examples and clearly your energy matters when it comes to good marketing.Unless someone trumps them in the next few weeks, I think I now have to award Energy Matters with the cleverest bit of marketing 101...[read more]

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The Australian government has finally released it's long-awaited energy white paper, stating that renewable energy sources could provide up to 40 percent of Australia’s energy needs by 2035 and 85 percent by 2050. The real question comes down to what is classified as renewable? Why is the government fixated on carbon capture and storage or developing the fledgling natural gas market - two energy sources that many see as far from renewable?[read more]

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Following earlier posts on the possibility of a Suntech takeover by GCL Poly and the fraud case that has plagued them, New York based Aaron Chew from Maxim has revealed some more background.Chew, a senior solar power analyst has investigated the nitti-gritti behind the unravelling story; and it reads like an exciting and ever evolving...[read more]

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Many years ago, I recall a debate at a Clean Energy Council conference where we all agreed that a consumer guide to solar PV was an essential and much needed tool.After many years, this has evolved into a very comprehensive booklet that is freely available to consumers and industry alike and to some degree, sets the benchmark for what...[read more]

Is 40 gigawatts by 2030 conceivable in Australia?We argue for the inevitable surprise PV has in store for us.Over the last few months, I have had the pleasure of presenting to hundreds of solar industry delegates at the EcoGeneration Master Classes held around Australia.Inevitably, the most interesting part for me was the...[read more]

On the 17th of July 2012 a little bit of Australian solar history was made.For the very first time EVER (that I am aware of) pretty much every solar and renewable advocacy, lobbying and industry organisation in the country got together around a table (with a couple of apologies from those unable to attend).To their great credit, the...[read more]

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Queensland Premier Newman Campbell must have one hell of a solar hangover today. 75,000 applications for new solar installations were received in the 13 days between the 26th of June and the 9th of July. Broadly speaking, this is equivalent to around 12 applications per minute and 150MW of new capacity.[read more]

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For the solar industry, things have gone a little crazy in Queensland, Australia. Over the past two weeks Energex (who makes up approximately ½ of the Queensland grid network) reportedly received over 75,000 applications for grid connection - equivalent to around 12 applications per minute. But can these Boom/Bust policies create a sustainable industry?[read more]

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Today see’s the release of yet another important and much needed set of up-to-date data and truth on PV and falling energy demand in Australia.The REC Agents Association commissioned Green Energy Markets to produce an analysis and update on what’s been going on in our electricity market and the roles of PV and Energy Efficiency...[read more]

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Now I’m really, really &@#$ excited.The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has published a new report (the Rooftop PV Information Paper 2012) predicting massive acceleration in the uptake of PV, contradicting the Federal Government’s own forecasts.AEMO has two core operational roles: power system operator and market operator....[read more]

In April 2012, SolarBusinessServices met with TrueValue value Solar CEO Suren Chandrajit to discuss the phoenix like rise of the company he now heads up.The following is a summary of the key topics discussed.TVS has grown very fast to become arguably, the largest PV retailer in Australia. What would you say are the top 3 keys to your...[read more]