Presented by Energy Matters team member Virginia, each week we cover some of the stories from Australia and around the world recently added to our renewable energy news section.
In this episode, Virginia covers changes to the NSW Solar Bonus Scheme, the opening of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, City of Sydney’s major solar project, California’s new renewable energy target and more.
In this week’s episodes:
– According to a recent Earth Policy Institute report, the manufacture of solar photovoltaic cells around the world grew by fifty one percent in 2009, a record of ten thousand seven hundred megawatts of PV cells globally.
– The City of Sydney has announced it will undertake one of Australia’s largest non-residential solar projects.
– The New South Wales government has announced that any changes made to the existing Solar Bonus Scheme in the state will not affect any existing customers.
– California has increased its renewable energy target to 33% percent by 2020.
– The world’s largest offshore wind farm, situated off England’s south east coast was officially opened in mid September.
More details on these stories and many more can be viewed in our renewable energy news section. For news on the run, don’t forget to check out our new mobile news service!
