Risks in tinkering with RET target
Since the release of the Climate Change Authority’s issues paper on the renewable energy target, public debate on the target has been primarily split between two camps. One is to change it because of the possibility of its delivering more than 20 per cent of electricity generation from renewable sources by 2020. The other is […]
Australians lead in fitting solar panels on homes
AUSTRALIANS put more household solar panel systems on their roofs than anyone else in the world last year, new data from the Clean Energy Regulator and the International Energy Agency show.
The statistic astonished many in the solar industry, given Australia’s small population compared with renewable energy market leaders such as European Union countries, China, Japan […]
Breaking the Barriers for Low-Cost Energy Storage
A team of researchers has developed a cheap, rechargeable and eco-friendly battery that could be used to store energy at solar power plants for a rainy day.Led by Sri Narayan, professor of chemistry at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, the team developed an air-breathing battery that uses the chemical energy generated […]
Solar panels linked to lower power usage
SCHEMES encouraging people to install solar panels and save energy have cut household power consumption and will restrict the pace at which electricity bills increase in coming years, a new analysis has found.
While solar incentive schemes have been criticised as an expensive way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, an industry analysis has found they have […]
Support swells for Perth Wave Energy Project
CARNEGIE Wave Energy hit a major milestone today – finalising all the investment needed for its first revenue-creating project. The Fremantle-based company has secured $31 million in cash through a Government grant and institutional investment for the Perth Wave Energy Project.
Source: Perth Now
Fury as solar subsidy scheme cut short
The Federal Government is under attack from the Greens, the Coalition and the solar industry after pulling the plug on solar hot water energy rebate scheme yesterday.
Source: ABC News
UN plans solar energy for 33 million people in Africa & Asia
Low-cost solar panels and solar batteries will be provided to poor communities in 14 countries in Africa and Asia in the next four years, the UN Development Programme said.
Source: The Business Recorder
Putting Sunshine in a Battery
I am not going to lie — when I first heard about solar battery storage, I was not overly excited. Because I usually work with our efficiency programs – and communicating how our customers can conserve energy and save money – I was way out of my comfort zone. And I’d missed lunch, so I […]