A recent study by an Australian newspaper has criticised the Government’s solar panel rebate scheme, stating it is too expensive a form of carbon dioxide abatement. Others disagree.
The federal government’s Solar Flagships program, which was to have faced the axe to help pay for damage caused by the Queensland floods, is now back on the national agenda after the Australian Greens agreed to support the Prime Minister’s flood levy.
Solar technology company HyperSolar Inc. say they have invented the world’s first thin and flat solar energy concentrator technology that could be incorporated by manufacturers of existing flat solar panels, claiming a electricity output boost of 300 percent.
SMA, a global leader in the manufacture of solar inverters for grid connect and off grid solar energy applications, has announced enhancements to its SMA Solar Academy in the USA.
The recently announced early review of the UK’s feed in tariff program has created jitters in the solar industry and among investors, prompting a warning from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association.
Melbourne’s Sustainable Living Festival is in full swing at Federation Square, running from the 12 – 27 February and national solar solutions provider Energy Matters will be attendance, offering great deals on renewable energy systems and accessories.
Makers of a new solar generator the size of an IMAX screen say it will revolutionise concentrated photovoltaic solar power in the USA.
The Obama administration’s proposed budget for 2012 gives an indicator of just how much fossil fuels have been subsidised over the years, at the expense of renewable energy development.
Car rental giant, the Hertz Corporation, has announced it it rolling out 2.3 MW of solar power systems at sixteen locations in North America; with more likely to follow.
Solar energy is the most popular source of clean, environmentally friendly power in the minds of US citizens, according to the findings a survey conducted by Pike Research.
