Electricity Retailer Plans To Slug Households Extra 10%
South Australia’s largest energy retailer plans to increase the average annual household electricity bill by an extra $150 due to ‘special circumstances’.
Solar Flagships: Government Monitoring Actions Of Retailers
As four consortia prepare to lodge their updated bids for the re-opened solar PV part of the struggling Solar Flagships program, the Department of Energy has revealed that it is keeping a watching brief on the behaviour of the big three energy retailers says RenewEconomy’s Giles Parkinson.
Millions To Benefit From Low Cost Solar In Asia And Africa
A recently announced initiative will see up to 33 million people living in poverty in Africa and Asia supplied with low-cost solar panels and solar battery packs.
Renewables Not Australian Native Forest Furnaces – GetUp
589,000 member strong independent political action group GetUp has launched a campaign against Independent MP Rob Oakeshott’s motion to remove provisions that prevent the burning of native forests for energy from being counted as renewable energy.
$1 Billion Australian Clean Technology Investment Programs Launched
The Gillard Government today launched its Clean Technology Investment Programs – $1 billion in funding for manufacturers to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 58 – February 15, 2012
Virginia reports on one million renewable energy jobs in Europe, Queensland shooting for 9000 gigawatt hours of renewable energy generation, new Australian Government energy efficiency programs launched and NASA awards a solar electric propulsion system contract.
Swinburne Uni And Suntech Unveil Broadband Nanoplasmonic Solar Cells
A team of researchers from Melbourne’s Swinburne University of Technology and Suntech have developed what they state are the world’s most efficient broadband nanoplasmonic solar cells.
Australian Made Solar Roofing Panels Provide Heat And Power
Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) are working on a system to better harness the power of solar energy to generate electricity and heating for homes.
1 Million Plus Renewable Energy Jobs In Europe
The European renewable energy sector had more than a million people employed by the end of 2010 according to the recently released EurObserv’ER report, ‘The State of Renewable Energies in Europe’.
‘Whispering Galleries’ Reduce Thin Film Solar Cell Cost
A team of engineers from Stanford University have created tiny hollow spheres of photovoltaic nanocrystalline-silicon to channel light; a development that could dramatically reduce thin film solar panel materials usage and processing cost.
