According to the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), spring 2014 was Australias hottest spring on record. The average temperature at the time and the national maximum broke records with an average temperature of 1.67 Celsius above...
The spot STC market’s stable softening which started in October has brought a low that has not been evident since May 2013, and it has proved that the STC market can very well be highly...
Victoria can finally enter a brand new era for renewable energy with Daniel Andrews Labor government election as well as Ellen Sandell in Melbourne. A few years ago, Ted Baillieu who was then the Victorian...
The competition was tough between Manilla, Bingara, Tenterfield and Bingara but the first town OFF the energy grid in New England goes to Uralla. The Parliament’s Renewable Energy secretary, Lesley Williams, travelled to Uralla to...
The issue ignited in October by the Australian National University when it made the move to sell its shares in several resources companies has brought to the table two crucial questions about fossil fuel divestment....
With the use of ultra thin carbon nanofibres, Australian engineers were able to enhance silicon solar cell efficiency by 3.8%. Soon people can convert more solar energy from the sun into power with the use...
It has been estimated that the use of solar panels in homes and businesses in West Australia will increase tenfold over the next 10 years however the government is not quite ready for it. The...
Electricity rates is always a fun discussion. In Australia, it’s a hot topic and rightfully so considering that photovoltaics do have the ability to lead to creative destruction. One of the most recent contribution to...
The town of Newstead in Victoria could soon become Australia’s first solar town after the state Labor party threw its support to a plan to make the town sitting on the banks of Loddon River...
Senator Jacqui Lambie quit the Palmer United Party in late 2014. This party promised earlier this year that it will protect the RET only to renege on this commitment only a few short months later. The senator’s...
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Yealands Family Wines based in New Zealand was recently named as the Australasian and World Champion at the International Green Apple Environment Awards recently held in London. Yealands beat 500 other international companies from a wide...
Australia is currently one of the world’s leading exporters of coal. In the state of Queensland, where coal mining has been around since the late 19th century, more than 56 coal mines are in active...
Between the years 2012 and 2013 the total amount of global financing towards renewable energy technology and climate change alleviation dropped by a total of $28 billion. At first glance it looks like bad news but...
During the November 29, 2014 Victorian voting it was noted that solar power was of great importance to the majority of voters. Whether or not political parties paid any attention to this is yet to be...
Australia Prime Minister Tony Abbott opened the G20 Summit and critics are calling his speech a disastrous missed opportunity. He could of talked of future policies and world agreements but instead complained and whined to...
Australia’s Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, is getting a lot of flack recently due to his policy concerning coal and fossil fuel, as well his near-abolishment of the country’s efforts to shift to renewable energy. Now the...
