The Western Australian Government has promised payments of a gross feed in tariff to owners of grid connected solar power systems for all energy they produce if returned to power in the next election.

Nicole Kuepper, a PhD student and lecturer at the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering at the University of New South Wales, has developed a revolutionary solar cell that can be manufactured at low temperatures and with low tech equipment

New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, has floated the idea of a large scale renewable energy program for New York city that would include placing wind turbines on city bridges and solar panels on skyscrapers.

For the necessary growth required to meet renewable energy targets in Australia, there is a critical need for the Federal Government to introduce a gross feed-in tariff scheme for residential grid connect solar power system owners. Net feed-in tariffs offered in some states simply do not provide the incentive need to help Australia achieve our renewableenergy target of 20% by 2020.

San Francisco Based Pacific Gas and Electric Company recently announced the launch of their 550 megawatt Topaz Solar Farm Project, which will deliver an average of 1,100,000 megawatt-hours annually of renewable electricity; to serve approximately 239,000 residential homes.

Australian Greens Senator, Christine Milne, has launched a scathing attack on what she refers to as the “green mafia” – big busineses in Australia she accuses of pressuring the Federal Government to not increase the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target set for Australia.

Neighbourhoods and community organisations are rallying together to cut the cost of buying and installing solar panels. In today’s environmental paradigm, teaming up is paying off

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have broken the world record in solar cell efficiency with a photovoltaic module that converts nearly 41% of sunlight it’s exposed to into electricity.

South Austalian Greens’ Mark Parnell has requested the Essential Services Commission to investigate AGL and Origin Energy; claiming the companies are abusing the solar power feed-in premium laws in South Australia to make a windfall profit at the expense of taxpayers

Wisconsin’s Governor Jim Doyle’s Task Force on Global Warming has called for implementation of Advanced Renewable Tariffs to encourage the development of the state’s renewable energy resources; such as solar or wind power.