Energy Matters At Hobart 2010 Sustainable Building & Lifestyle Expo
Tasmania’s Sustainable Building & Lifestyle Expo is being held at the Derwent Entertainment Centre in Hobart, Tasmania this weekend and Energy Matters will be an exhibitor at the event.
Renewable Energy Target Discussion Paper Released
A government issued discussion paper on enhancing Australia’s Renewable Energy Target was released earlier today. The Government is inviting public comment on the discussion paper, which details plans to split the existing scheme into two parts – the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) and the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET)
Renewable Energy Storage – CSIRO’s UltraBattery
The CSIRO is continuing development on a hybrid energy storage device that combines a supercapacitor with a lead acid battery in one unit cell, called the UltraBattery.
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.
