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 […]
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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 […]
Grattan Institute on Future Energy Policy
The Grattan Institute has released a new report on the future of Australia’s energy supply. Titled No easy choices: which way to Australia’s energy future? the report looks at barriers to renewable energy deployment in Australia and is a must read for anyone looking to work with larger PV systems. The report can be found by […]
New Publication: Grid Connected Solar Electric Systems
GSES Directors Geoff Stapleton and Susan Neill were commissioned by Earthscan Ltd. (now Taylor and Francis) to write the ‘Grid Connected Solar Electric Systems‘ book for their Expert Series. Earthscan Ltd. (now Taylor and Francis) is a leading publisher on climate change, sustainable development and environmental technology academic, professional and general, readers. The Solar […]
Solar Career Pathways
The US Department of energy has released a very helpful Career Pathways Application. This can be found in our links page, or by following the following link: https://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/careermap/
GSES wins the Sydney Rides Challenge!
In most recent news, GSES has won the Sydney Rides Challenge in the category of 7-19 staff! GSES came in a close 1st with 100% participation and 3 new riders. A great thanks to everyone (and I mean everyone, 100% is all our staff) at GSES for pulling their weight, or should I say pedaling […]
New Practical Training Facility
GSES now has a new Training Facility for all practical training. From November, all practical training will be held at our Sydney complex, located at unit 6, 17-19 Green Street Botany, NSW 2019. Click here to see a map of this location. All our training will now operate under the same roof, and just across […]
GSES and Sydney Rides Challenge
GSES has signed up to the Sydney Rides Challenge. We are aiming to have all our staff participate in the challenge by getting everyone to ride a bike for at least ten minutes between the 26th of September and the 16th of October, even those who don’t own a bike! Join our team if you […]
New Short Course: Commercial PV System Design and Installation
GSES is now running a new short course entitled Commercial PV System Design and Installation. The course covers: The importance of Commercial Photovoltaics Commercial versus Residential PV Commercial PV project types Design considerations Products for Commercial PV Site evaluations Installation of Commercial PV Post-Installation issues
Latest Article: Isolator Enclosures
GSES’ article Isolator Enclosures – more than just a box has been published in DKSH’s PVPower newsletter. The fourth in the series this article looks at some of the common mistakes made when installing rooftop enclosures. With useful tips and hints on how to install enclosures to maintain IP rating, this article is a must-read […]