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February 19, 2012

from AZOCleantech (not an LJW project, this is is our type of project though – these types of systems have an extraordinary payback period of 5-6 years) Veolia Successfully Uses Solar Power at New South Wales Facility Published on February 18, 2012 at 3:35 AM By Cameron Chai Veolia Environmental Services, one of the largest [...]

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The sun has risen on solar power (Australian Financial Review)

February 13, 2012

Of course WE know that solar is fantastic, but it is nice when the media agrees with us from time to time. This article talks about “big solar” – the Solar Flagship projects. From John Grimes, article in Australian Financial Review (see full article here) The government’s decision to recast its Solar Flagships program has [...]

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Solar Power as an investment

February 13, 2012

There are numerous reasons to look at solar including the environmental benefit. In many cases, it is good old fashioned self interest that wins the day. And solar certainly ticks the box for being a sound return on investment, often with a payback period of just 5 to 6 years for households or business. Here’s [...]

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BP Solar invests in Australia

January 16, 2012

BP Solar have played an interesting role… for a long time they were Australia’s only manufacturer of solar panels. Then a few years ago they exited that and sold their Homebush (Sydney) operations to Silex. Silex then took over the title of Australia’s only solar manufacturer, but have since restructured and become an importer. BP [...]

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Low prices for solar mean larger scale investments become viable

January 16, 2012

This article shows that projects are starting to become viable due to the falling price of solar panels and the rising price of power. In deals like this, the system owner needs to negotiate their own power purchasing agreement – which is often a wholesale price. Macadamia farmer plans on installing solar farm By Miranda [...]

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Solar power in Australia continues to grow

January 5, 2012

Solar panel users climb through roof Ben Cubby, David Wroe December 6, 2011 http://www.smh.com.au/environment/energy-smart/solar-panel-users-climb-through-roof-20111205-1ofjx.html MORE than a million Australians now live in houses powered by solar panels and the nation is on track to generate one-fifth of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, a report released overnight at the United Nations climate change talks [...]

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Solar Power for Councils

January 5, 2012
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Getting PV Forecasts right

January 5, 2012

NIGEL MORRIS, DIRECTOR, SOLARBUSINESSSERVICES Original article Mark Twain said: “Figures often beguile me, particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” I left school early when teachers tried [...]

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Solar Power Update 2012

January 5, 2012
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Let us do a financial analysis for your business solar power needs

December 22, 2011

If we told you that you could get a 5 year payback on commercial solar AND have it cash flow positive from the outset, you probably wouldn’t believe us. So… let us show you! Let’s have a discussion about your bill, your roof and your situation. We offer a full financial modelling service so that [...]

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