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All-Energy 2010 Australia Exhibition and Conference
Melbourne this week played host to a cast of world leaders of the renewable energy industry, including representatives from the USA and China.
October 8, 2010
Melbourne this week played host to a cast of world leaders of the renewable energy industry, including representatives from the USA and China.
The solar energy industry is on a mission, a mission that began when the first photovoltaic cells were installed on a rooftop and began converting sunlight into electricity: to make solar power as cheap as traditional energy sources. In other words, to achieve “grid parity.”
In the last few days, a dirty campaign has been launched against solar power in Australia and national solar solutions provider Energy Matters is hitting back against what it says are the coal-black lies.
Following reports of solar power system owners being slugged excessive rates for electricity they draw from the grid; national solar solutions provider Energy Matters says that Australian electricity retailers should apply Google’s corporate motto of “Don’t be evil”. Energy Matters has also announced the development of a league table to help consumers identify solar-friendly retailers.
According to Australia’s Clean Energy Council (CEC), the cost of supporting residential solar power is a “drop in the ocean” stacked up against the billions of dollars in network costs that it says are primarily responsible for driving a spike in electricity prices in NSW.
Broadcast Australia has upgraded a radio and television broadcast transmission site in Tasmania to be powered by renewable energy.
In this episode, Virginia covers Ontario wind and solar projects, Greenpeace slams banks’ coal investment, Germany to remain a solar powerhouse, a solar powered aquatic robot and Australia’s green loans program.
Rooftop solar energy systems are driving uptake of the UK government’s pilot solar feed-in tariff scheme, according to a report into the first six months of the policy.
Today’s solar panels usually have a warranty period of around 25 years; but if solar panels of the past are anything to go by, a far longer working life could be expected.
After nearly 25 years, solar panels and a solar hot water system will again appear on the White House roof.