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Suntech files for Bankruptcy
March 21, 2013
From the Australian: CHINA'S Suntech reached its zenith as the world's largest solar panel producer, but has plunged to the nadir of bankruptcy in just a year, highlighting the woes of the industry it shaped. The New York-listed company on Wednesday declared bankruptcy and would reorganise, China's official Xinhua news agency said, though Suntech declined to immediately…more
CTEK Battery Chargers rated No1
March 14, 2013
A recent test by highly respected German magazine Auto Bild showed that the CTEK range of battery chargers and the CTEK MXS 5.0 in particular are one of the best chargers on the market. Scoring a massive 455 points out of a total of 500 the CTEK MXS 5.0 took top spot. Failure to maintain batteries is the leading cause of failure and a quality charger will quickly pay for itself.…more
Administration for Unleash Solar
February 27, 2013
From ABC An Adelaide-based national solar-panel company, Unleash Solar, is going into voluntary administration. Commissioner for Consumer Affairs Paul White said the company was being investigated for 17 complaints about faulty equipment and warranty work not being completed. Mr White said it had not been dealing satisfactorily with customers' issues. "What the company…more
Sunshine Coast Solar Centre is rebranding and expanding
February 27, 2013
Over the next few months Sunshine Coast Solar Centre will be changing our name to “The Sun Works Solar Centres” and expanding with new retail premises being opened in the Gympie and North Lakes/Caboolture area. The change in name reflects our new business model with expanded areas of operation and we look forward to an exciting year ahead. If you are interested in Solar…more
Sunshine Coast Solar installs 6mW of Solar Power
February 25, 2013
Over the last few years Sunshine Coast Solar Centre has installed over 6 Megawatts of Solar Power right here on the Sunshine Coast. Combined these systems produce an average of 27,000kWh of electricity per day which is enough to power over 1,000 homes. If you are interested in finding out how installing solar power on the Sunshine Coast can help you please contact us today
EU takes step to curb China PV imports
February 21, 2013
The following news article which was published in The Age begs the question whether Australia will follow suit and impose tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels EU member states have approved a European Commission plan to register solar panels from China, EU diplomats said, as the latest step toward duties on the 21 billion euro ($27 billion) import market. The solar panel import market…more
Clean Energy Council announces Voluntary Code of Conduct
February 21, 2013
The CEC have just released a draft of a new voluntary code of conduct for solar retailers and we are pleased to advise that we will be signing up to the code as soon as it has been finalised. The code covers all aspects of retailing from advertising to installation and signatories will be expected to main the very highest standards within the industry. Director Mike Trust said "We are…more
Sunshine Coast Solar Centre awarded Equinox Regional Dealer of the year 2012
February 12, 2013
Sunshine Coast Solar Centre last night was awarded Equinox Solar Hot Water regional dealer of the year for 2012. Queensland Solar Network Manager Steve Mosen said "We are extremely pleased to give this prestigious award to Sunshine Coast Solar Centre and look forward to another great year in 2013" For Solar Power on the Sunshine Coast or Solar Hot Water on the Sunshine Coast -…more