AUSTRALIANS pay 130 per cent more for electricity than Canadians, according to new research – a power premium to rise to 250 per cent once the carbon tax and locked-in price increases take effect.
Source: The Daily Telegraph
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
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
In a boon for the local solar industry, a team of researchers from Swinburne University of Technology and Suntech Power Holdings have developed the world’s most efficient broadband nanoplasmonic solar cells.
WA households face a decade of electricity price rises at triple the rate of inflation as the State Government scrambles to keep up with the escalating cost of delivering power.
Source: The West
Construction has commenced on the 10 MW Greenough River Solar Farm, located 50 km south of Geraldton in Western Australia. Once completed, the solar farm will be the first utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) project in Australia.
Source: Solar Magazine
As one of the pioneers of Australia’s solar industry looks out the window of his office to the new multimillion- dollar machines on the floor of his new Adelaide facility, Adrean Ferraretto is upbeat. He is keen to sell the potential for Australia’s clean energy future.
Source: Financial Review
The State Government has announced this morning it will immediately halt new applications to its popular solar panel subsidy scheme…
Source: The West
NEW Zealand’s emissions trading scheme has helped boost investment in renewable energy and cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to a review by the country’s conservative government.
Source: The Age
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 […]
