Two New Solar Farms For Western Australia
Western Australia’s Energy Minister Peter Collier announced on Tuesday two new solar farms to be constructed in regional WA.
Woolworths Pumping Petrol With Solar Power
Woolworths has announced a 30kW solar power system has been installed at one of its Belconnen service stations in the ACT and was switched on today.
Australia’s Electricity Price Rise Delays Coming Home To Roost
On the weekend, Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson, told a meeting of energy supply CEOs in Brisbane that Australia now needs to invest at least $100 billion in electricity infrastructure over the next decade just to meet growing demand and replace ageing infrastructure.
Alcoa Getting Into The Concentrating Solar Power Game
Alcoa announced last week testing of its advanced solar technology with the goal of making Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) competitive in the United States by lowering its cost to generate energy.
Suntech Supplying Panels To Taiwan’s Largest Solar Farm
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. has announced it will supply over 16,000 280 watt solar panels for a new 4.7MW solar farm in Taiwan
Free Home Sustainability Assessments – Still Worth Having Done?
Major recent changes to the Australian Green Loans program that stripped away the possibility for interest free financing for solar power systems has left some householders asking whether a home sustainability assessment is still relevant. According to accredited assessor James Gregory, an assessment is still worth getting done.
Sanyo HIT Solar Panels Power Electric Bike Parking Lots
Sanyo has announced completion of two Sanyo HIT solar panel powered parking lots for electric bicycles and provision of 100 of its Eneloop hybrid bikes in Setagaya, Tokyo Japan.
Solar Electricity And Hot Water Hybrid Panel
Solar panels generate a great deal of waste heat, so why not use that heat to perform another task solar energy has been used for decades to do – heat water.
USD$500 Billion Being Spent on Fossil Fuel Subsidies
While the amount of money being spent in relation to solar power and other renewable energy subsidies is sometimes criticised, a recent study on energy subsidies found that the world could be spending USD$500 billion annually to subsidise fossil fuels – the majority from subsidised end-user prices.
Tasmania’s Greens Tout Gross Solar Feed In Tariff
Late in February we reported that even with a looming election in Tasmania, none of the parties appeared to have addressed the lack of a suitable feed-in tariff for solar power in the state as an election issue. That situation changed last week with Tasmania’s Greens announcing their “Electrifying Tasmania” pledge.
