Australia’s New Carbon Emissions Target – 18% Reduction
It seems Australia’s greenhouse gas emission reduction targets more than tripled on the weekend. Surprised? The Abbott Government might be too.
Renewable Energy Target Review Submissions Published
Submissions to Australia’s Renewable Energy Target review have begun to be listed for public scrutiny – and it’s looking like the review panel has a lot of reading ahead of it.
Citizen Scientists Take Control Of Solar Powered Spacecraft
Citizen scientists have, with permission, taken control of a NASA spacecraft launched in 1978.
EPA Proposes New Power Generation Emissions Rules
The USA’s EPA has proposed regulations with a goal of slashing carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal fired power plants by as much as 30 percent by 2030.
The Power of Community Helping To Install Solar
Gawler Community House in South Australia is hoping to acquire a 10kW solar installation and LED security lights soon under an innovative community funded initiative.
USA Hit 13.4 GW Installed Solar PV Capacity In Q1
Cumulative operating solar panel capacity in the U.S. reached 13,395 MW at the end of Q1 2014.
Super-Hydrophobic Surfaces For Solar Panels
Researchers at Brigham Young University are developing extreme water-proofing that could help keep solar panels cleaner.
Tokelau Wins EECA Renewable Energy Award
The Pacific territory of Tokelau has been named the 2014 EECA Renewable Energy Award winner for its solar efforts.
Big Energy Playing Dirty On Renewable Energy – Greenpeace
Greenpeace have launched a petition that they will deliver to the headquarters of Origin, AGL and Energy Australia ‘in a spectacular, public way that they won’t be able to ignore’.
Professor Ross Garnaut John Freebairn Lecture Video
The recent John Freebairn Lecture in Public Policy delivered by Professor Ross Garnaut AO is now available via video.
