Electrical Contractor for Calga – Calga Electrician
Greenforce Energy is a licenced electrical contractor serving the Calga, Brooklyn and Peats Ridge areas. If you are outside of this area, we may still be able to help you – check our service area description under Electrical Services for Central Coast, Hills District & Northern Sydney. For on-site service, indicative over the phone quote for simple jobs, and emergency repairs, then call Greenforce Energy: Mobile Service 0422 527 605 / Office 02 9557 1648 In addition to electrical work, we also provide solar installations in the...
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Note the number for Central Coast Christmas electrical emergencies – 02 9557 1648 Greenforce Energy is an electrical contractor (244836C) providing both solar and general electrical services. We provide solar across Sydney, Central Coast & Lake Macquarie areas. Our electrical service is focused on Calga, Peats Ridge, Castle Hill, Berowra, Asquith, Hornsby, Castle Hill, Hills District, North Sydney, Marrickville, Gosford & Central Coast areas. You can contact Greenforce for electrical jobs big and small, from fans in summer to...
read moreTwo’s company – Second solar panel manufacturer passes 5 GIGAwatts
Just over thirty days since Suntech Power announced it had passed 5 gigawatts (GW) of solar panel production, upstart First Solar announced it has also passed the benchmark. First Solar reached the historic 5GW production tally on November 17, 2011. By way of reference, the five GW capacity is twice that of Bayswater power station in NSW. Interestingly, it achieved the jump from 4GW to 5GW in just a few short months, having passed the 4GW point in early June. Beginning production in 2002, this rapid growth has seen the company grow into a...
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Schott Solar wins again! Schott Solar killed the competition in the most recent PV+ Test. Find more details on the award winning solar panels at our Schott Solar page or contact us today to discuss moving your project forward with Schott solar modules. Sanyo Solar Panels Sanyo HIT are the leading solar panel on the market in terms of efficiency and temperature response, combined with compatibility. HIT panels are suitable for installations with space constraints, or where it is desired to showcase leading...
read moreWater from air: What will they think of next?
With news today that Australian scientist Edward Linacre has one the Dyson award for innovation, we embark on another short journey in our series on bio-mimicry. Edward’s invention is unlike most previous ‘plant mimicking’ water collection efforts, in that his inspiration was a desert beetle that collects dew off its back with a unique cellular structure. Plant mimicking devices typically feature a large fan type funnel structure, such as illustrated in the picture on the left. His inspiration, the Namib Desert Beetle...
read moreAustralia passes carbon tax seeking to promote shift to renewables
Solar Power News Sydney – November 8, 2011 The federal parliament of Australia has passed historic carbon tax legislation, including a package of compensation measures for households to assist with the transition to a low carbon economy, such as by employing energy efficiency, wind, and solar power. Speaking on the passing of the legislation, the Gillard Labor government declared a principled victory for a “historic economic reform” today after the upper house of the national parliament -the Senate – eventually voted...
read moreCoal power: be worried
Solar panels have always been our passion It’s no secret that the Greenforce Solar team have been solar cheerleaders for a long time, so it has been exciting to watch solar cell efficiency creep up bit by bit over the years. Simply put, the efficiency increase means less area is required, with lower associated costs like labour, transport and racks. This time it is different – a quantum leap in solar cell efficiency November 7 – The team at Sharp Solar now have a verified 36.9% efficiency for lab cells (tested by an...
read moreEnergy Efficiency: How nature shows us the way forward
Many of the things we’re doing now, nature has been doing for years. Like solar power – the first solar panels in Sydney were the leaves of trees millions of years ago. Learning from nature is called biomimicry. Now, we’re learning from the behaviour of bees in the wild (so-called independent swarm logic) to control air-conditioning ‘switch-on’ times. Left to their own devices, air-conditioning units, headers and blowers will turn on according to thermostat control – that is, a lot of units will turn on...
read moreHow to reduce fridge running costs in Sydney
Energy efficiency is a favourite topic here at our solar powered warehouse in Marrickville, Sydney. You can do a number of things to reduce running costs of refrigerators*. Aside from replacing your refrigerator with the most energy efficient model, you can: Put things in at cold temperatures – limit the amount of warm food and drink placed in it, and use a chiller bag or esky/coleman to keep your groceries and drinks cool on the way home etc keeping upright/cabinet fridges full - reuse milk bottles, water containers, freezer bricks...
read moreAuSES tour to Singleton & Liddell Power Station
Greenforce Energy staff travelled from Sydney to Hunter Valley solar installations with the local branch of the Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES). Included in the tour were visits to Ausgrid’s utility scale grid connect solar generation plants and the solar thermal pre-heater at Macquarie Generation’s Liddell plant. Greenforce attended with the goal of inspecting the physical condition of the the arrays and support infrastructure. Now 13 years old, the Ausgrid plant features both poly-crystalline and amorphous panels in...
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