Western Australia Announces Solar Feed In Tariff Details
Details of the long awaited solar feed in tariff for Western Australia were announced yesterday.
SHCP Rebates – Solar Installation Deadline Looms, Extensions Unlikely
The installation deadline for recipients of Australia’s Solar Homes and Communities Program (SHCP) looms large, with less than 5 weeks to go. With some solar providers backlogged with installations, coupled with a shortage of critical components, thousands of SHCP recipients are in danger of losing the $8,000 rebate – with little likelihood of extensions being provided by the Government.
Australia’s Revised Renewable Energy Target Before Parliament
Australia’s revised Renewable Energy Target, now before Parliament, is likely to gain bi-partisan support. The Opposition has stated it wants to see the legislation passed – but not before completion of a Senate inquiry and completion of negotiations with government and industry have been successfully completed.
Solar Energy Market To Grow 43% in 2010
A Pike Research white paper entitled ‘The New Solar Market’, forecasts that global solar demand will increase to 10.1 gigawatts (GW) in 2010, a year-over-year increase of almost 43%.
Solar Power To Help Convert Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel
Microbiologist Derek Lovley and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are developing a new technology for converting carbon dioxide into transportation fuels, with the help of special micro-organisms and solar power.
Walmart Donates USD$1.2 million For Solar Schools
The Walmart Foundation has announced a USD$1.2 million dollar donation to install solar power systems on 20 schools in five cities across the USA.
Wind Turbines And Modern Art Collide
Meet eddy, the vertical axis wind turbine that looks like it would be more at home in a modern art gallery than on a rooftop.
Even Renewable Energy Is Big In Texas
Traditionally the words ‘Texas’ and ‘energy’ used in a sentence would bring to mind oil wells; but the U.S. state is also a renewable energy powerhouse these days.
Solar Powered Mars Rover Sets Record
NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Project will pass a historic Martian longevity record today. The solar powered Opportunity rover will beat the duration record set by NASA’s Viking 1 Lander in November 1982 of six years and 116 days operating on the surface of Mars.
Solarfun Ups Solar Panel Production Goals
Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. announced late last week that due to strong demand for its solar panels, the company plans to increase solar module production capacity to 900 MW by August 2010.
