AuSES has called on the Coalition to back a national solar feed in tariff scheme where system owners are paid fair value for the solar electricity they export to the mains grid
Japan embracing solar isn’t just good news for that country – it will have positive flow on effects around the world.
Renewable energy’s growth in recent years is impressive, but the rumoured death of coal is greatly exaggerated – and Australia continues to be a Typhoid Mary spreading its disease.
How many residential rooftop solar panel systems can $122 million buy? A lot. How much does the same amount buy in terms of progress in carbon capture and sequestration (CCS)? Very little it seems.
Solar PV installations in the USA jumped 85% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2011 according to a report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
SMA has teamed up with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and other partners to install a 53 kW solar PV array at the Zanmi Beni Home for Children in Tahiti.
A comprehensive study from the CSIRO finds that fears about the impact of solar energy on grid stability has been overblown, and Australia could easily absorb a lot more PV without any major issues.
Seeing large scale solar getting a bit of a helping hand in Australia certainly isn’t a bad thing per se; but just how good a deal is it for the battling Aussie taxpayer?
Australian businesses with rooftops suited to the installation of solar panels can wipe out their daytime load electricity costs, courtesy of the sun.
Virginia reports on REC enhancing performance of its award-winning Peak Energy solar panels, one of the tricks and traps when buying solar, renewables accounting for half of all new power generation globally and solar panels being developed to work underwater.
