Australia’s Top 10 Small Scale Solar Power System Postcodes
Over half a million small scale solar power systems are now installed around Australia, adding up to more than a million kilowatts of solar electricity generation capacity. Is your postcode among the top ten for solar in the country?
Harnessing Solar Energy To Create Gas From Wastewater
U.S. solar tech company, HyperSolar Inc., states it has developed a process for creating natural gas from wastewater using solar power and has filed for a patent of the technology.
Solar Farm For Wastewater Reclamation Facility Completed
More than 8,000 solar panels are ready to help power a wastewater reclamation facility in Gilbert, Arizona.
Big Solar To Benefit From Feed In Tariffs In Canberra
The ACT Labor Government will today table legislation in the Territory’s Legislative Assembly to support development of large scale solar power facilities in Canberra.
Buzz Aldrin Joins Solar Company
Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, the astronaut who piloted the Apollo 11 Lunar Module pilot that put man on the moon in 1969, has joined a U.S. solar company.
Energy Matters A Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2011 Winner
National solar solutions provider Energy Matters has been announced a winner in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2011 awards and also a winner in the program’s Leadership Award category.
UPDATE: Silex Solar Suspends Australian Solar Panel Production
Silex Solar, Australia’s only manufacturer of solar panels, has suspended manufacturing operations at its Homebush Bay facility – just months after discontinuing production of its in-house manufactured solar cells.
USA China Solar ‘Trade War’ – What’s It All About?
The term ‘trade war’ has been appearing in headlines increasingly in relation to a solar stoush between the USA and China. In a nutshell, here’s what it’s all about.
Solar Panels Slash Backyard Swimming Pool Ownership Costs
With summer on our doorstep, thousands of backyard pools around Australia are already beginning to get a workout – as are their owners’ wallets. However, some savvy pool owners are offsetting related costs by installing solar power systems to provide clean electricity for their pool pumps.
APEC – Fossil Fuel Subsidies Targeted
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Honolulu, Hawaii has adopted a declaration to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies while giving green goods a break on tariffs.