The inaugural Education for Sustainability Conference (EFS) at Ryde, presented by Northern Sydney InstituteTAFE will be held February 7 to 9. National VET educators are gathering together to discuss the path to a low carbon economy through education. GSES will be sponsoring keynote speaker, Dr Debra Rowe President – US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development, […]
Tag: solar
1 Minute Solar Data
The Bureau of Meteorology has released its One Minute Solar Data. There are 29 locations over Australia recording solar data each minute – this data is available for use.
News from the United States of America!
PV America West – one of the largest photovoltaic conferences in the United States of America – played host to the unveiling of several new and innovative products that may in time transform the business of installing solar arrays as we know it. A major development that GSES has been watching since it’s inception is […]
IRENA launches its new online platform
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) has been supporting the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA) since last year on their development of an online renewable energy training platform. This platform, known as IRENA’s Renewable Energy Learning Partnership (IRELP), was launched at CEM3 London, and is now available! IRENA has identified that although there are […]
Solar Lanterns and Development
People around the world with no access to electricity? 25% Largest driver for social and economic development? Electric Lighting Solar Lanterns are a simple product that makes a significant impact on the daily life of people in developing countries. Consisting of a solar cell, LEDs and a battery, these lanterns can be left to charge during the day and then […]
Enterprise Connect helping us reach our business potential
In July 2010, GSES undertook an 18-month business review, planning and brand refresh program after qualifying for the Australian Government’s Enterprise Connect initiative. It was an invigorating and certainly confronting experience working ‘on’ the business instead of ‘in’ it, but as a result, we have reached milestones ahead of schedule as well as been able […]
GSES in America
This week Matt and Sue have gone to America to check out PV America West, and meet up with friends in the American solar industry. Matt posted this report from Calafornia: “This year PV America West Conference was held in the beautiful Bay Area of California, in San Jose. San Jose is located in the heart of […]
IPART releases reports
IPART has released its report on the Market value of solar PV exports following a six-month study. The report has found that a “fair and reasonable value” for a solar feed-in tariff is 5.2 to 10.3 cents per kilowatt hour. Along with this report IPART also released a Consumer Fact Sheet and a report summary […]
Latest REEEP News
Here is the latest news for the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP). You can also subscribe to their news yourself to keep abreast of what’s happening in renewables and energy efficiency around the globe. REEEP News, May 2012.
IEA-PVPS and European Hybrid Conference
On the 23rd of April, Geoff Stapleton attended an IEA-PVPS strategies meeting in Stockholm, Sweden. Other Australians in attendance were Muriel Watt, Chair of APVA, and Greg Watt, Australia’s expert on Task 1. Geoff has represented Australia on Task 9 for over 10 years. Current tasks of IEA-PVPS include: Task 1: Exchange and dissemination of […]