Energy Matters’ Partnership With REC Solar Goes Platinum
Norway-based solar panel manufacturer REC recently announced a partnership with Australian solar power solutions provider Energy Matters and its sister company Apollo Energy had stepped up to a new level, with the companies being the first in the Asia Pacific to be accepted into the REC Partner Program at a Platinum level .
Solar Powered Yacht’s World Record Attempt
The Turanor looks more like it should fly than float. Covered by 36,000 solar cells, the yacht’s crew is aiming to be the first fully solar-powered vessel to sail around the world.
Protesters Place Solar Panels On Combet’s Rooftop
Activists from Rising Tide have scaled the walls of Climate Change Minister Greg Combet’s electorate office to draw attention to issues related to the looming carbon tax and how resulting revenue will be spent.
NSW Solar Bonus Scheme – Anger And Action
Friday 13th lived up to the legend when the NSW Government announced the permanent closure of the Solar Bonus Scheme and other changes to the program; threatening thousands of solar jobs and also the feed in tariff rate of solar households who originally signed up under the scheme.
Coal Cares – Solar Power Is Evil
A newly launched web site claims solar power presents many dangers and problems that coal’s million-year buffering is designed to avoid. After all, coal power is solar power it says.
Genetically Modifying Plants For Solar Cell Applications
Scientists in the US are examining the way plants convert solar energy into liquid fuels, and have found that although photosynthesis in plants produces less energy from sunlight than man-made solar cells, genetic modifications could lead to cheap bio-solar power.
NEWSFLASH – NSW Solar Bonus Scheme Permanently Closed
The NSW Government has announced the state’s solar feed-in tariff program, the Solar Bonus Scheme, is permanently closed to new applicants and the tariff rate will be significantly reduced for those solar households receiving or eligible for the original 60 cent tariff.
UPDATE: NSW Solar Bonus Scheme Rally Announced
With the NSW Solar Bonus Scheme still in limbo with no firm resolution in sight, the Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES) has announced a mass rally to be held next week. Energy Matters will be a primary sponsor of the event.
5MW Rooftop Solar Power System For Major Toy Retailer
Toys’R’Us, Inc, the world’s largest retailer of toys, is installing a mammoth 5.38 megawatt rooftop solar farm that the company says will be the largest in North America.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 32 – May 12, 2011
In this episode, Virginia covers a further reduction to the Solar Credits scheme, the potential for legal action arising from the NSW Solar Bonus scheme being put on hold, Australia’s top solar postcodes and the IPCC’s report on the potential for renewable energy.
