PM Abbott’s War On Australian Wind And Solar Continues
The Abbott Government has directed the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to stop investing in wind energy and some solar power projects. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Treasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann have written to the CEFC; stating in addition to wind farms, household and small-scale solar should be “excluded” from […]
20 Year Old UK Solar Rooftop Still Going Strong
20 years on and the Oxford Ecohouse’s solar panel array is still performing very well – but the price the owner paid for her pioneering system will shock you. Professor Sue Roaf is a British architect, scholar and Professor of Architectural Engineering at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. Previously, Professor Roaf was a lecturer in technology […]
Meet The Solar Powered ExoMars Rover
As Opportunity, the plucky little solar-rover-that-could prepares for its 7th winter on Mars, development of its new big brother is well under way here on Earth. The rover being built for the ExoMars Programme will search for evidence of current or extinct life on the planet. The 300 kg machine will have solar panels working […]
Solar Power’s Impact On Western Australia
Information from Western Australia’s Independent Market Operator (IMO) shows solar is having a marked impact in the state – and will continue to do so. In a recent report, the IMO says solar power systems in the state’s South West Interconnected System (SWIS) are getting bigger and becoming more widespread. The prevalence of solar is […]
Petition Protesting Proposed Victorian Solar FiT Cut Launched
Solar Citizens is urging solar supporters throughout Australia, particularly in Victoria, to sign a petition calling for a delay to a proposed reduction to the state’s feed in tariff; pending a proper review. The Essential Services Commission (ESC) has proposed a minimum solar feed in tariff for 2016 of 5.0 c/kWh. The proposed rate is […]
Australia Electricity Generation, Demand (And Emissions) Rising
Electricity demand is increasing in Australia, and with it, the burning of coal and associated emissions according to the latest carbon emissions index (Cedex) Update by pitt&sherry In the year to June 2015, total electricity emissions in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) jumped by 6,400,000 tonnes carbon dioxide-equivalent over the previous year – a rise […]
Solar Power Consumer Guide v2.9 Available For Download
Energy Matters has released the latest version of its popular Solar Power Consumer Guide. First published in PDF format by the award-winning company in 2012, the comprehensive free guide has been updated regularly since and downloaded more than 23,000 times. As with previous versions, the latest edition aims to assist consumers in selecting a solar […]
Obama Administration To Boost Access To Solar Power
The Obama Administration has announced a new major initiative that will increase access to solar power for all Americans, with a special focus on low income households. Part of the program will see an increased goal of installing 300 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy in federally subsidized housing. In the President’s Climate Action Plan (2013), […]
Victorian Electricity Retailer Charges The Highest In Australia
The retail charges component of Victorian household electricity bills have risen more than 200% in the past six years says the Brotherhood of St Laurence. The organisation says an urgent review of the Victorian retail electricity market is required after a study it commissioned determined retailer charges in electricity bills rose by an average 212% […]
Solar Grows 300%+ In New York State
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced solar power in New York State increased more than 300 percent from 2011 to 2014 – double the rate of U.S. solar growth overall. In New York City, installed solar capacity has grown 516% during the same period and there has been a 548% increase in individual […]
