Solar energy stands at the forefront of sustainable living, offering a clean and renewable alternative to traditional fossil fuels. Its adoption has surged globally, driven by the urgent need to mitigate climate change and reduce environmental degradation. This article explores the multifaceted environmental impacts of solar energy, highlighting its role

Solar energy has become increasingly popular in Australia, not only for its environmental benefits but also for the significant financial advantages it offers. While the immediate reduction in electricity bills is a well-known benefit, there are several other financial incentives that make investing in solar panels a prudent decision for

In a significant move to alleviate cost-of-living pressures and promote renewable energy adoption, Premier Roger Cook has announced Western Australia’s inaugural Residential Battery Scheme. This $387 million initiative aims to assist households in acquiring residential batteries, leading to substantial savings on power bills and fostering local manufacturing employment. Key Features

Perth, being one of Australia’s sunniest cities, is the ideal location for investing in solar panels. With the increasing popularity of solar energy, it is crucial to understand the importance of regular maintenance for your solar panels. Regular maintenance not only ensures optimal performance but also helps you save on

New South Wales Energy Minister Matt Kean states that those who hamper the global transition from fossil fuels are actually standing in the way of the power of economics and technological progress of the country. There are many who tries to put off or rather slow down Australia’s plan to

Recently, we reported on the 15 GW Asian Renewable Energy hub in Pilbara, Western Australia. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommended this project in May 2020. As of Oct 2020, the WA government has also granted approval for the project. The project provides enormous jobs, skills, revenue, and other opportunities for

The annual World Energy Outlook has been released for 2020 by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA highlights how the Covid-19 pandemic has shocked the energy industry in 2020. There will be a 5% drop in energy demand – mainly oil and coal – in 2020 leading to a

Conventional renewable energy farms like solar and wind need space – a lot of it. This important factor places a bottleneck on the green energy ambitions of Singapore, an island state with a population of 5.63 million and a land area of 724 sq. km. The high levels of urbanization

The good news is that  NSW Grants to Increase Solar Panel Recycling, high value mixed metal dust annually, with plans to increase their facilities, and intake ability, moving forward. Solar panels provide a sustainable energy option for us. At present, it is one of the cheapest and easily deployable energy

At present, most of the commercially available single-sided solar cells can convert sunlight to energy at an average efficiency of around 21%. This is very low. For comparison, internal combustion engines convert fossil fuel to power at an efficiency above 35%. Thus, there is a lot more potential when it

So far, the year 2020 has been arduous for the Australian economy. Events like Black Summer Bushfires and the Covid-19 pandemic also had a high toll on job market. A map to green and sustainable economic recovery becomes crucial at these times. New modelling by Accenture’s Alphabeta finds that a

Jinko Solar is one of the largest solar cell manufacturers globally. They serve over 100 countries and possesses a vertically integrated solar product chain with an annual capacity of 16GW of solar modules.  Their R&D investment has consistently increased over the past decade. As of July 2020, they posted another

Sungrow is one of the largest manufacturer and exporter (to over 60 countries) of solar PV inverters. They have over 100 GW of inverter installations worldwide and 30% market share in south-east Asia. Due to their reliability and competitive pricing, they are very popular in Australia and Europe as well.

The uptake of rooftop solar systems, battery storage and electric vehicles continues to rise in Australia. The country is expected to connect about 12 GW of rooftop solar systems to the national electricity market (NEM) by 2025 – one of the highest in the world. The distributed PV can reach

There are a large number of ongoing high capacity wind energy and solar-PV projects in Australia. As reported previously, the Asian Renewable Energy Hub is such a 15 GW project (2 GW solar + 12 GW wind energy from 1,700 Vestas turbines) that was in planning stages since 2014 in

In line with current World Health Organisation and government recommendations surrounding the Coronavirus outbreak, REGEN POWER is taking some basic precautions to protect our customers and staff. Our Installers will be taking the following coronavirus precautions whilst in customers’ property: keep installers and apprentices into dedicated, small teams for the

Solar Panel modules with a capacity of above 300W are fairly common in the industry today. They are economic and efficient for both residential and commercial purposes. However, increase in module capacity can have numerous benefits – reduced maintenance, handling and system costs, to name a few. However, as of

Regen Power had a modest beginning in the year 2003. At a time when the market was still learning about rooftop solar PV systems, it was established in Perth as a renewable energy company under the leadership of founding Managing Director, Professor Chem Nayar, who has had over 30 years’

It’s a new year, and a more exciting decade for renewables industry. As a country, we are one step closer towards our renewable energy targets. As per a new research article by Stanford, the country needs another 280GW of solar power for an economy that is fueled by non-fossil power.

Amidst global warming and climate change, energy sector has become crucial and a rapidly evolving industry. The Energy Innovator Awards is an initiative by the Corporate Vision (CV) magazine that showcases its importance and value of the sector. It highlights companies and firms that push the boundaries in global energy

Solar power has become a widely adopted technology globally. Over the past decade, it matured; lowering prices and increasing yearly adoption rate. In Europe and Australia, PV power generation has become cheaper than traditional fuel plants. This contributes significantly to our efforts in reducing global carbon dioxide emissions. However, to

In the beginning, investment in renewable energy technology was frowned upon with heavy skepticism stemming from its long-term reliability. Fossil fuels and nuclear were always considered to be the most-stable forms of energy infrastructure systems. However, as usual, the technology evolved and matured, and now we are beginning to see

When the term renewable energy projects come up, nowadays, in Australia at least, it is synonymous with solar. However, it might be surprising to know that, in fact, Solar contributes only about 10% of the overall renewable energy capacity in the country. The predominant option is still hydroelectric power. Here

Established in 2003, Regen Power has completed more than 20,000 residential installations in Perth and Brisbane. Regen’s contribution was instrumental in commercializing the renewable energy power systems to the regular WA and QLD households at affordable prices. From 10kW to 500kW, the company’s commercial solar portfolio expands over 10 countries.

Australia has a very active tourism industry attracting millions annually. Tourism, lifestyle and other economic activities generate about 48 million tons of solid waste every year. At present, the country mainly uses landfills and resource recovery facilities. The later involves composting, thermal treatments and mechanical-biological treatment systems. Efficient and quick

The renewable energy uptake surge is not exclusive to Australia. Even western European countries and Scandinavia invests heavily in solar and wind power farms. The former has comparatively lower energy output owing to the low average sunshine in this region. As a result, large solar subsidies for residential and small-scale

From local weather to electricity generation of national electricity market (NEM), the second quarter of 2019 brought in some “different-than-usual” changes. The climate was warmer than the previous 10-year average and the east coast registered very low rainfalls. This led to lower heating requirements throughout the country. Except for Adelaide, heating

The second quarter of 2019 saw an average increase in power generation from wind and large-scale solar by 90MW and 10.9MW respectively. The coal power production dropped by 7% during the peak demand periods of day time. In addition, Rooftop PV contribution jumped to 19.4MW. This increase is mainly due

The stigma that alternate energy is only possible for first-world countries is changing rapidly. As of 2019, most developing and under developed nations have set some type of renewable energy target in their annual budget.  This is mainly because, for solar and wind, the commercialization cost per unit power production is at

As of 2019, the share of Australia’s renewables is increasing mainly due to the consistent uptake of solar power in the residential and commercial sector. This is a well known fact. However, the concept of “energy as export” from the country. The Sun Cable solar project in Northern Territory is

Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) tracks the “bankability” of solar panel manufacturers through their tier-1 panel lists. It started as a rating system to measure the credit worthiness of solar panel brands for the banking and other financial institutions. Then, over the years, it has become a de facto marketing strategy for advertisements

The rank of the “largest solar farm” in Australia keeps on changing due to accelerated uptake of solar Pv technology in the commercial and utility-scale level. This condition is the same globally as well.  For example, the rank of world’s largest floating solar power plant was initially held by South

Solar panel technology is constantly evolving since it penetrated the consumer electronics domain in the past 5 years. One of the prominent innovations that is picking up traction is the bifacial technology – generate power from both sides of a module. These modules can produce more specific power per unit

In the world of  consumer technology, there are annual exhibitions targeted to bring together the stakeholders of a particular classification, like Mobile World COngress for handheld devices and CES for consumer electronics. The solar industry is at its peak throughout the world. With billions of dollars in investment, from governments to

Established in 2003, Regen Power is a renowned Western Australian company for pioneering innovations in field of solar, wind and offgrid power systems. This 16 year journey included numerous solar farm installations in 3 different continent, making us one of the best commercial solar installers in Australia. Regen provides a

The state of South Australia has one of the fastest adoption of renewables – wind and solar – after Queensland and NSW. The consistency of these renewable systems have also been in question in the past during power outages and the 2016 blackouts. This Tuesday, the south Australia electricity prices

Based in Seoul and Thalheim (Germany), Hanwha Q Cells is one of the largest suppliers of solar PV panels in Australia. With manufacturing facilities in over 3 continents, they offer a wide variety of other PV systems and products. Listed as a FORTUNE Global 500 firm, they have a large

Since the industrial revolution, adoption of some technologies were so prominent that they gradually integrated into our social lifestyle. IC engines, mobile phones, computers are few such examples. One such recent technology evolution is the rooftop PV system. A decade earlier, rooftop PV were a luxury; end-users (residential or commercial) had to evaluate

Regen Power is proud to be associated with solar farm developer, Finance International Pty Ltd , as Owner’s Engineer for a 49.5MWp commercial solar farm with an expected average electricity generation of 70,000 MWh/year. The US$50million solar power plant is the first of its kind solar power plant in the central province of

St John Ambulance Western Australia covers the largest landmass in the world with one single ambulance service. Regen Power is proud to be associated with St John Ambulance in designing and installing an off-grid solar power system in Tooday. Arun Muthiah from Regen Power worked with Kim Maddrell from St

The Indo-German Energy Forum (IGEF) and the Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) , Govt of India organized a Study Tour cum Training and Capacity building programme on floating solar from 4 to 6 March 2019 in Calicut and Banasurasagar, Kerala. There were around 90 participants from all over

In the previous article, we analyzed the demand pattern and wholesale market prices in the National Energy Market (NEM) during Q4 2018. Next, we will take a look at the contribution and rate of growth of renewables during this timeframe. Renewable energy (solar and hydro) is evolving to become more

The electricity market of Australia is constantly shifting since the beginning of solar revolution. The contribution of renewables, peak demand, are now changing quarterly due to shifts in the market. In the last quarter of 2018, the country experienced weathers that are warmer than the previous 10 year average., except in

Solar energy uptake is seeing a large surge throughout the world – mainly in US, Australia and China. PV panels are pushing technological boundaries to achieve higher mass-production panel efficiency.  As of now, around 22-24% is the highest efficiency of a commercially available solar cell. However, the power generation still depends

One of the crucial requirements in achieving global clean energy regulations and targets is for corporations and utilities to transition to renewable energy along with the residential sector. In 2018, corporations bought about 13GW of green energy (solar and wind). This is almost double the level in 2017. They are

Last year was phenomenal for renewable energy uptake in the country. Various new projects were approved and commissioned in all states. As usual, Queensland and South Australia led the charge in reshaping the Australian energy landscape through their respective renewable energy targets (RET). This year also seems very favorable to

SA solar market is in a transient state since the Government’s announcement of the South Australia Home Battery scheme. Launched in October 2018, estimates place the venture to return thousands of battery adoptions by the end of this year. The scheme includes prominent battery brands like LG Chem, BYD, Sonnen, Tesla,

Canadian Solar is a household name in the Australian residential community. They are one of the biggest suppliers of PV modules in the world. An infrastructure of global R&D departments, 8500 employees and 20+ global offices enables them to provide committed after-sales support in 6 continents. This is one of

mono PERC panels are used for rooftop solar systems because of their high efficiency. Even though it is costlier than other types of solar panels, mono PERC panels are good for residential and commercial rooftop solar system Monocrystalline cells (Mono) are manufactured from single silicon crystals. They have high efficiency,

A premium PV module manufacturer, Canadian Solar has shipped over 25GW of panels since 2001. With over 12,000 employees worldwide, Canadian Solar is a leading premium solar panel company. The company, publicly traded as NASDAW: CSIQ, manufacturers tier-1 solar PV modules and provides turn-key solar power solutions. They have widespread

In Aug 2018, we reported the installation of 3.6MW turbine in the Kennedy Energy park located in Flinders Shire. The installation of this Vestas V136 turbine pushed the project one step closer to becoming the world’s first grid connected wind-solar-battery park (hybrid renewable energy system). On Dec 13, WindLab confirmed

As of 2018, a total of 6GW residential solar systems are installed in the country. So, what is the total Australian solar capacity? In fact, the collaborative study by University of NSW, Australian PV Institute and Solar Citizens tackles this question. Currently, the country leads in global household PV system

Founded in 1981, SMA is a global PV brand employing over 3000 employees in 20 countries. As of 2017, the company has sales of over 900 million euros. The brand has become a household name and a staple in the residential and commercial solar PV installations. The SMA Solar technology

Queensland is well known for being the leader in the Australian solar revolution. With a high solar irradiation, the region of Western Downs has significant acclaim for its pro-solar movement.  On last Thursday, Cameby solar farm received approval from the council. This is the 15th large-scale solar project that showcases

As per the latest Bloomberg report, the world electricity demand will increase to 38,700 terawatt-hours by 2050. This is approximately 54% increase from 2017. The major contribution in this increase will be from the developing economies due to their population and GDP growth. However, the developed nations will only contribute

Over the years, the concept of feed-in tariffs has become pretty clear to the public. After on-site use, we get paid for the excess energy that our rooftop PV system produces and export to the grid. During the beginning of the solar revolution in Australia, the high feed-in tariff was

It was just 38 years back, Chernobyl, a city in the Ivankiv Raion of Ukraine, became a world stage for the ill-effects of nuclear power generation. The malfunction due to various reasons like design flaws, inadequate personnel training resulted in an explosion at reactor 4. Over the years, the ensuing

Mining is an extremely energy intensive process and is a cornerstone for the modern industries. After labor, power requirement (electricity) forms the majority of the operational expenses – roughly 20 to 25%. In the recent mining crisis, there is a significantly higher pressure on commodity sales prices. As a result,

Roughly speaking, the traditional solar cell technology in mass production includes the monocrystalline and polycrystalline varieties. Thin Film still remains as the tertiary option owing to its efficiency-price-space ratio – more about it in a bit. There are other classifications based on the manufacturing processes and the materials in use. However,

Updated Electrical Installation Wiring Rules for PV Solar Installers (AS/NZS 3000:2018) includes changes to reflect new technologies, equipment, and installation techniques. This article explores some of the most significant changes that will impact Australian electrical PV Solar Installations. There is a six-month transition period from 26 June 2018 to January

On Monday (20th Aug), the last steps in the installation of 3.6MW turbine was completed in Flinders Shire (Queensland). Having blades of 67 meters and a 136 meter rotor. this is one of the twelve similar capacity Vestas V136 that constitutes this project. With this, we are a step closer

On May 2017, plans to replace the Collinsville coal plant with a solar farm was put into effect. The project had a $60 million investment through the Large-Scale Solar Program of Clean Energy Finance (CEFC). This initiative of CEFC has a total value and capacity  of $900 million and 400MW

On July 27, AEMC published its review of electricity supply-demand structure in the country. With the rapidly evolving generation landscape, Reliability Frameworks Review, which started on July 2017, provides a series of recommendations to improve the reliability (demand response and network capacity) of energy supply, consumer affordability, and transparency in

In its latest electricity trends report, the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) predicts prices across the country will rise sharply in the first quarter of 2018, before falling by 6.2% annually (on average) over the next two years. This is mainly due to the falling wholesale energy costs in every

Constituting 18% of the total annual electricity generation, the current clean energy growth trend in Australia is exponential. In 2017 alone, 700MW of renewable energy was connected to the grid. This translates to a record breaking investment of USD 9 billion. Hydro, wind and solar constitutes the largest share of

WA is one of the Australian states that has the highest solar power adoption rate. State treasurer Ben Wyatt has announced that, as of July 2018, there will be a 7% Western Australia electricity price hike. This translates to  28.32 cents per unit. The forecasts by Australia Energy Market Commission

Setting up a battery energy storage system for specific behavior requires considerable knowledge of battery programming and available technology. AC coupled systems are most popular and use a common solar inverter coupled to a multi-mode inverter or inverter/charger to charge the battery. Although simple to setup and very powerful they

One of the main reasons behind the Renewable Energy Target of many countries is global climate change and associated  ecosystem disruptions. Since industrial revolution, climate change has been an unavoidable side effect of our technological advancement due to the consumption of fossil fuels. However, with solar and other renewable energy

Battery Management Systems (BMS) plays a critical role in most new energy storage technology. The role of the BMS is to Facilitate the safe charging and discharging of lithium ion batteries; Gather and analyse data to increase operational performance and cell longevity; Forecast throughput and capacity attenuation given variable battery

Commercial solar systems help businesses minimize their energy costs. This savings over lifespan of the system completely justifies the initial outlay. Since 2013, the number of businesses installing PV systems are exponentially increasing in the country, that there are companies, which solely focuses on commercial power solutions. Investments in solar

Based in Austria, Fronius International is active in the fields of photovoltaics and welding technology. Founded in 1945, as of 2015, Fronius has subsidiaries in over 60 countries and 3500+ employees. Fronius Inverter is one of the biggest names in the Australian solar market. Their Primo and Symo series have

Commercial solar systems enable businesses to minimize operational costs and recover its initial outlay usually within 2-3 years. After that, the long life of PV systems becomes a lucrative OpEx offset mechanism. Commercial solar power forms a majority portion of our overall Renewable Energy Target (RET). It mainly consists of

LG Chem batteries are one of the most affordable solar energy storage solutions available to residential and commercial consumers in Australia. Their long term warranty and affordability ensures better ROI as opposed to other expensive alternatives like Tesla. LGI (investment arm of LG Corp) is one of the biggest lithium-ion

Since 2009, the attainment of CEC accreditation for installation of Solar PV systems has been the standard for the industry because of its ties to the Federal Government’s small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES). Distributed Network Service Providers (DNSPs) soon followed suit to include CEC accreditation in their application to correlate

Technology innovation and lucrative incentives/rebates have pushed renewable energy adoption to an all-time high in the country. As per the Green Energy Markets report, renewables generated more power than brown coal in Australia during the summer of 2017. Remarkably, the contribution of rooftop solar is higher than the now defunct

Solar battery market has existed in the mainstream since 2010. However, it started picking up traction from late 2016 due to the tumbling prices and higher grid costs. Battery-ready solar PV systems are already prevalent to cater to the homeowners who wish to future proof their investments. In addition, competitive

Since solar revolution in the country, the average size of rooftop solar systems are increasing yearly. This can be mainly attributed to the decreasing panel prices and improving dissemination of solar technology. As reported previously, 2018 has already shattered records when it comes to the number of solar systems installed.

Since the Australian solar revolution half a decade earlier, rooftop solar systems are becoming a household norm these days. It has provided the average homeowner a way to minimize their grid dependency. However, total grid independency has always evaded the average family due to the high solar PV battery cost

There are a large number of economic solar PV options available to the average Australian home owner. Considering this, it is not surprising that the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) report on the “building code energy performance” validates the financial attractiveness of solar PV in households. In addition, this

Rooftop PV sales started gaining traction in the late 2011. Cheaper module prices and steeper grid costs have elevated market growth since then. January 2018 saw 111MW residential solar installations in the country. The solar energy council estimates the total capacity of the nation to exceed 7GW by 2018. Currently,

In the race to achieve the 2020 renewable energy target, large-scale energy sector is in a rampant transition to solar power. As a result, overseas investors are rushing to the market. Last week, Canadian Solar announced their plans to  co-develop a 1.14 GWp solar project in New South Wales (NSW).

Floating PV systems have many benefits – optimal space utilization, better performance, minimized algae growth in water bodies etc. Consequently, this technology was initially popular among  island nations due to their smaller landmass  Floating systems utilize the same technology as their landmass counterparts. . They can be deployed in lakes and

The Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) ranking system has become the industry standard in classifying solar panel manufacturers. This classification is based on bankability and various other factors. There is a widespread debate among retailers and enthusiasts on whether the tier system correlates to the performance and reliability of a

Regen Power was a sponsor for the Isolated Power Systems Connect Conference (IPSC-2017) held in Rottnest Island, Western Australia. The conference took place between the 13 and 17 of November 2017. The conference consisted of a two day professional development course (Nov 13 and 14), followed by a two day

Closed in 2001, Queensland’s Kidston Gold mine, is now a hybrid energy farm – solar plant  and pumped storage hydro station. The site is about 270 km from Townsville, near Georgetown. Queensland is one of the forerunners of solar power uptake in the country. The state brought over a billion dollar of

With the current boom in  solar power system uptake in Western Australia, it is worth wondering when this renewable energy option will shift to the automotive industry. Currently most electric vehicles make use of fuel cells, or hybrid engines. However, a solar car which draws its fuel as we drive

There are lot of technologies to look forward to, when it comes to economizing the residential solar system market. We have come a long way from the first solar panel modules which went online back in the early 2000s. Tesla unveiled solar roofs this year; and now researchers,  Professor Kourosh

In this week’s update we have some exciting news coming from across the globe and Western Australia. We will be going through the ground breaking innovation of printed solar panels and one of Regen Power’s custom designed hybrid solar power system in Wagin. Printed Solar Panels As cheap as $10

One of the most populous states in Australia, Queensland, with a coast stretching for over 7000 kilometers, is known for many things. Fast paced residential solar power adoption is one of these. Over the past few years the state has seen an accelerated solar power uptake by the homeowners. Queensland’s

As of 2017, more than 220,000 houses in Western Australia have solar panels installed. In the last quarter of 2016 Western Australia witnessed a 33% increase in residential rooftop solar panel installations. As reported by ABC, with suburbs like Armadale and Mandura taking the leadership role, this adoption rate has

Located in the Bass Strait, Flinders island is a Tasmanian community. This off-grid locality is completely dependant on its  3MW diesel power plant. This power station serves 6.7 GWh of annual consumer demand that peaks at 1.3 MW. Since early 2015, Hydro Tasmania, the state-owned utility, has been working on