In this episode, Virginia covers farmer interest in solar farms in the UK, Queensland’s solar resources, Cancun Climate conference outcomes, more stringent solar power system installation inspections in Australia and Australia’s renewable energy investment potential.
A report from the respected Pew Charitable Trusts forecasts that if clean energy policies are strengthened significantly; $35 billion could be invested in clean power assets in Australia over the next decade, which includes installation of 19 GW of renewable energy generating capacity.
The solar power industry has become increasingly competitive and the popularity of home solar energy has seen many scammers pop up – some who go as far as to threaten to kill people who say they aren’t interested in buying a system.
Held in Cancun, Mexico, COP16 did not labour under the level of scrutiny and media pressure that the Copenhagen talks did; nobody really expected revolutionary outcomes that would change the face of world energy commerce, and the Conference didn’t deliver any.
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd has announced the development of a new hybrid energy harvesting system that generates electricity from either heat or light using a single device.
Last week, Bosch Solar AG announced the first onsite installation of its ground-mount solar panels in the U.S.
The old saying goes there’s nothing new under the sun and it seems solar panels have been in use by a member of the insect world long before man’s eureka moment. Introducing the solar powered Oriental Hornet.
This week the US launched its latest salvo in the renewable energy title fight. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke joined seven other U.S. government agencies in launching a coordinated effort to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency exports – the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Export Initiative.
The US is fast becoming a solar energy generation hub, particularly in California, where a perhaps over-ambitious State-ordered 2010 renewable energy supply deadline has led to explosive growth in solar farms.
In this episode, Virginia covers recent changes to Australia’s solar credits scheme, Australian solar power jobs potential, a possible end to coal fired power generation in South Australia and ASI funds new CSIRO solar projects.
