Presented by Energy Matters team member Virginia, we take a look at some of the stories from Australia and around the world recently added to our renewable energy news section.
In this episode, Virginia covers additional changes to the ACT’s solar feed in tariff program, a South Australian student invents a solar powered sprinkler, South Australia’s solar revolution being driven by average households and a Melbourne PhD student awarded for solar cell innovation.
In this episode:
– The ACT’s solar feed in tariff has been changed again. The Micro Generator component of the scheme had been closed, with new connections receiving a rate equivalent to supply for power fed back into the grid. However, now new connections of small scale home solar systems will receive the same rate as the Medium Generator category – 34.27 cents per kilowatt hour. Read more.
– A student at the University of South Australia has entered his solar sprinkler invention into this year’s Australian Design Awards. The sprinkler’s inventor, Alex Cashmore, says functional prototypes have already been developed and performance of the sprinkler has been tested and proven. Read more.
– According to an article in Adelaide Now, of the 76 thousand solar households in South Australia, few are in the inner suburbs of Adelaide. Morphett Vale, Mt Barker and Victor Harbour are the top three solar suburbs in the region, with between 400 and 600 installations each. Read more.
– A PhD student from the University of Melbourne has been recognized for his work on cutting the cost of manufacturing thin film solar cells. Read more.
