Author: Energy Matters

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) is requesting feedback on draft rules concerning changes to how electricity distribution networks charge.

It’s been reported Prime Minister Tony Abbott will attempt to set Australia’s Renewable Energy Target at a level that in effect would end the program.

Bigger, better turbines and a massive decline in construction costs for wind farms has pushed the price of U.S. wind power down to a record low of 2.5 cents per-kilowatt-hour.

The 13,000-strong workforce in Australia’s solar power sector could be thinned out dramatically and very quickly if the portion of the Renewable Energy Target dealing with small scale installations is axed.

Energy storage could be a good use for the estimated 5.6 trillion cigarette butts discarded annually.

Two solar power installations totaling 3.22 megawatts have recently been completed at a state prison and state hospital in California.

hitchBOT, the tweeting, hitchhiking robot has completed its 6,000km journey across Canada; courtesy of friendly travellers and helped along a little by the sun.

Michigan State University scientists have developed a new plastic see-through solar collector that they say can harvest solar energy without blocking the view.

In India, 306 million people don’t have access to electricity. An Australian company is helping to address this issue via solar power.

Ditching the mains power grid altogether has been looking increasingly attractive to some Ergon Energy customers.