Presented by Energy Matters team member Virginia, we take a look at some of the stories from Australia and around the world recently added to our renewable energy news section.
In this episode, Virginia covers NSW electricity price hikes, a huge injection of funding for a solar power system at Kogan Creek, Schott Solar’s school initiative and Energy Matters’ coal and carbon emissions counter.
In this episode:
– The New South Wales’ Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has published proposed maximum increases electricity retailers will be able charge – and the hikes are likely to hurt many businesses and households. Read more.
– In what some may consider an unholy alliance, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced funding to help build a major solar energy system at the Kogan Creek coal fired power station in Queensland. Read more.
– Schott Solar has launched “solar suitcases”, experimental kits that allow school students to carry out practical experiments with solar power. Read more.
– Energy Matters has unveiled a coal consumption and carbon emissions counter available as a free widget to web site owners and bloggers. The counter updates an estimate of global consumption of thermal coal used for coal fired electricity generation and the associated emissions created every tenth of a second. Read more.
