Panasonic’s 100,000 Solar Lantern Project
Panasonic has set a goal of donating 100,000 solar lanterns to people in regions without electricity by 2018; the company’s 100th anniversary.
Australian Electricity Generation Emissions Drop By 14 Million Tonnes
National Greenhouse Accounts released on Monday show Australia’s carbon pollution from electricity generation fell by 14 million tonnes during 2012.
Vale RADARSAT-1?
Canada’s first Earth Observation satellite, the solar powered RADARSAT-1, experienced a glitch in late March – one it may be unlikely to recover from.
Duke Renewables Expands Solar Assets
America’s largest solar panel manufacturer, SolarWorld AG, has sold two of its Californian solar farms to Duke Energy Renewables.
Solar In Australia Will Be Competitive With Gas In 2015 or 2016
Australia’s exports of gas will push up domestic prices. Wind energy is already cheaper than new gas for electricity generation – and solar isn’t far behind.
A Call To Save Solar In Tasmania
An alliance of householders, community groups and businesses including Energy Matters have called on the Tasmanian government to safeguard the state’s renewable energy future.
Obama Budget – Spend Big On Renewables, Slash Fossil Fuel Support
US President Barack Obama has proposed billions more be plowed into renewable energy and to eliminate $4 billion in fossil fuels subsidies in his 2014 budget proposal.
Dubbo Solar One Project To Proceed
Red Sky Energy recently announced the completion of a positive feasibility study for its SOLIER Dubbo Solar One project in New South Wales.
Carbon Budgets And Renewable Energy
While we may be patting ourselves on the back for reaching one million solar power systems installed throughout Australia; much more needs to be done to rein in burgeoning carbon emissions.
Tasmania’s Solar Feed In Tariff Threatened
Solar households in Tasmania are currently receiving a 1 for 1 feed-in tariff arrangement – but for how much longer?
