The main game in the Australian solar industry has moved from the corridors of power in the Federal Parliament to the more modest resources of the ACT Legislative Assembly says Giles Parkinson.
Honda and BMW are among the latest auto manufacturers to begin incorporating on-site solar electricity generation at some of their facilities.
A controversial new report from the Grattan Institute examines the pathway to Australia’s clean energy future; recommending strategies that, according to Beyond Zero Emissions, are fundamentally flawed and would eliminate feed-in tariffs for solar power.
While initiatives for solar panel recycling in the European Union are already in place, the EU Parliament will amend guidelines for its WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive to set a minimum for the number of modules recycled.
The Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm near Colac in south west Victoria recently received final approval from the Victorian government.
Imagine using the solar energy captured by your lawn clippings to charge a mobile phone. That’s the aim of research currently being carried out at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Computer chip maker Intel has again topped the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) list for use of green electricity
As the Nissan LEAF is shipped via the ocean to various ports, it’s fitting that some of those electric vehicles will reach their destination via a solar power assisted ship.
The City of Port Phillip and Small Business Victoria have announced details of Greening for Growth Forum 2012.
Virginia reports on South Australian solar households to be paid more for the surplus electricity they generate, a solar powered flood monitoring system that helped kept Queenslanders safe during recent flooding, a proposed 200MW solar updraft tower for Western Australia and REC solar panels trump an extensive field test.
