Author: Energy Matters

Australia can help solve its water crisis by optimising use of water-friendly solar energy, a new report concludes. Because solar power generation consumes minimal to

A Federal Government crackdown on electricity price gouging by distribution networks could save householders hundreds of dollars on power bills. A review will be carried

According to the Clean Energy Regulator (CER), there are now enough clean energy projects completed or under way to meet Australia’s 2020 Renewable Energy Target

A Geelong solar installation project has attracted over $150,000 from local investors in its first week. CORE Geelong One will install a 156 kW solar

It is not quite a solar hotel, but a Melbourne hotel complex has become the Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s first solar investment in the hotel

US solar industry shares are soaring following the decision to make built in solar energy systems mandatory in new Californian homes. Compulsory solar power is

The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has slammed the Turnbull Government’s budget a week after it released a plan to Repower Australia with 100 per cent renewables by

The 2018 Federal Budget energy funding includes $37.6 million towards energy policy. The Turnbull Government declared that the funding, which will be rolled out over

A survey conducted by Solar Citizens has found 76 per cent of solar owners on premium feed-in tariffs (PFiTs) support voluntary buy-outs to install battery

Developers will have to include mandatory solar panels in Californian homes if new building regulations are passed this week. The California Energy Commission is expected to