SHCP Solar Rebate Related Installation Bottleneck Looms
A recent meeting of the PV Directorate revealed there are still 42,000 solar power installations to be executed under the old Solar Homes and Communities Program rebate (SHCP) and at current installation rates, some may not be completed by the Government’s July deadline.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SunPower Inks 200 MW Solar Panel Deal
SunPower announced yesterday it had secured a contract to provide its solar panel technology for generating up to 200 megawatts, or 80 percent, of the solar power capacity needed for Southern California Edison’s (SCE) major solar photovoltaic installation program.
Kyocera To Begin Making Solar Panels In USA
Where Suntech led, Kyocera is now following. The company recently announced plans to begin manufacturing solar panels in California to serve the local U.S. market’s booming demand for modules.
Crocodile Dundee’s ‘Nugget’ Gets A Life And Goes Solar
Australian actor Gerry Skilton, who played Nugget in all three Crocodile Dundee movies, is currently filming a new TV series called “Nugget’s Get A Life” – with a little help from solar power and Energy Matters.
