Myth Busting: Winter And Solar Power output
With winter solstice – the shortest day of the year – upon us, it’s an appropriate time to bust another myth about rooftop solar panels.
Australian Electricity Price Rise Roundup
We’ve reported on Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales’ recently announced electricity price rises – now it’s the A.C.T., Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania’s turn. Here’s a national snapshot of looming power cost hikes across Australia.
Solar Panels Cutting Australia’s Mains Electricity Consumption
Results of a study show energy efficiency efforts and home solar power installations are reducing Australia’s mains grid supplied electricity consumption – and wholesale electricity prices too.
AuSES Calls For National ‘Same Price for Solar Power’
AuSES has called on the Coalition to back a national solar feed in tariff scheme where system owners are paid fair value for the solar electricity they export to the mains grid
Could Japan Eclipse Germany In Solar Power?
Japan embracing solar isn’t just good news for that country – it will have positive flow on effects around the world.
Australia A Coal Drug Dealer, Its Citizens And The World Its Junkies
Renewable energy’s growth in recent years is impressive, but the rumoured death of coal is greatly exaggerated – and Australia continues to be a Typhoid Mary spreading its disease.
Carbon Capture (Or How To Blow $122 Million)
How many residential rooftop solar panel systems can $122 million buy? A lot. How much does the same amount buy in terms of progress in carbon capture and sequestration (CCS)? Very little it seems.
U.S. Solar PV Installations Surge
Solar PV installations in the USA jumped 85% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2011 according to a report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
SMA Helps Provide Clean Power To Kids In Tahiti
SMA has teamed up with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and other partners to install a 53 kW solar PV array at the Zanmi Beni Home for Children in Tahiti.
Networks Should Have Nothing To Fear From Solar PV
A comprehensive study from the CSIRO finds that fears about the impact of solar energy on grid stability has been overblown, and Australia could easily absorb a lot more PV without any major issues.