New Building Codes Threaten Tasmania’s Solar Industry
Additional and pointless red tape threatens the solar industry in Tasmania say the Greens.
Could Barnett’s Solar Attack Impact The Federal Election?
The knee-jerk reaction by Western Australia’s government to its failure to rein in increasing power prices by targeting solar households could cost it – and the Coalition – dearly.
NEWSFLASH: Barnett Betrays Western Australian Solar Households
The Western Australian Government intends to slash the solar feed-in tariff rate for households that installed systems between mid 2010 and mid 2011.
U.S Wind Power Surges
In 2012, the USA’s wind industry became the number one source of new electricity generation capacity, representing an investment of $25 billion.
SOL – The Affordable Solar Powered Laptop
SOL can be run entirely on the power of the sun and could make a big difference to education and communications in developing countries.
South East Asia’s First Floating Solar Farm
It may not be a huge installation, but a 5kW solar panel system is the first grid-connected floating PV plant in Southeast Asia.
Simulator To Assist Offshore Wind Developers
A new multi-directional wind and wave generating system could help U.S. researchers develop better methods of capturing renewable energy in the rough waters off the Gulf of Maine.
Nuclear Power Company Turns To Renewables
The world’s biggest operator of nuclear plants is exiting the nuclear power sector in the USA; turning instead to renewable energy.
P-MOB Electric Car Runs On Sunshine
A micro electric car project aiming to develop a vehicle for urbanites vehicle that can travel 20 km/day purely on power supplied by solar energy has been deemed a success.
Climate Commission Lauds Solar Power
Solar power in Australia is a ‘revolution that nobody saw coming’ says the Climate Commission in its latest report, The Critical Decade – Australia’s Future: Solar Energy.