Presented by Energy Matters team member Virginia, twice a 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 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.
In this episode:
– Canada has come under fire over the last few years for its exploitation of tar sands resources, but in the province of Ontario, solid headway is being made in renewable energy.
– A report prepared by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has found that Australia’s big banks are pouring huge amounts of money into coal, the most polluting form of power generation.
– According to global market forecaster, i SupplyCorp, 2011 is shaping up to be a bumper year for world growth in the solar market.
– A wave and solar powered vehicle, the Wave Glider, has recently been announced the winner of the Wall Street Journal’s 2010 Technology Innovation Award for Robotics.
– Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet spoke out in defense of previous Environment Minister Peter Garret after receiving the Australian National Audit Office report into the controversial Green Loans program.
More details on these stories and many more can be viewed in our renewable energy news section. For previous episodes, visit the Energy Matters Video News archive. For news on the run, don’t forget to check out our new mobile news service!
