Presented by Energy Matters team member Virginia, twice a week we cover some of the stories from Australia and around the world recently added to our renewable energy news section.
In this episode, Virginia covers recent changes to Australia’s solar credits scheme, Australian solar power jobs potential, a possible end to coal fired power generation in South Australia and ASI funds new CSIRO solar projects.
In this episode:
– Greg Combet announced amendments to Australia’s Solar Credits Scheme on the first of December. Support for home solar will begin to be phased out a year earlier than previously planned. Read more.
– Results of the Solar Foundation’s first ever Solar Jobs Census in October show that in the US over half of all solar industry employers plan to put on more workers in twenty eleven. Read more.
– South Australian Premier Mike Rann has announced plans to set strict carbon emissions limits for new electricity production. Read more.
– The Australian Solar Institute has contributed 5.65 million dollars towards three new CSIRO solar projects. Read more
More details on these stories and many more can be viewed in our renewable energy news section. For previous episodes, visit the Energy Matters Video News archive. For news on the run, don’t forget to check out our new mobile news service!
