Six month hold-up for retirees
Residents of a North Bundaberg retirement village are calling on Ergon Energy to connect more than 350 solar panels that have been gathering dust on their roofs for almost six months. Six months after they were...
Yet another cut to the Solar Bonus Scheme
A move by electricity provider TRUenergy to cut their solar rebate to Central Coast customers by 6 cents per kWh on July 1 has sparked outrage. On the very day the carbon tax came into...
Save money with solar power
Over the past three years, Australia's electricity prices have risen by an average of 35 per cent across the country. The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) estimates that average national prices will jump a further...
Newman accidentally boosts Queensland’s solar industry
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman must have one hell of a solar headache today. His announcement to cut the 44 cent net feed-in tariff provided the industry and solar consumers with a window of opportunity to...
ANZ Seeds of Renewal Program
Seeds of Renewal is a grants program, supported by ANZ, which aims to contribute to building thriving communities in regional Australia. In 2012, the program will provide grants of up to $10,000 to community organisations...
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Financial Boost for Veterans
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Warren Snowdon, said more than 200,000 service pensioners and war widows have received a household assistance advance payment of $250 for singles or $380 for couples combined. Veterans and war widows...
Australian Businesses Taking advantage of the Carbon Tax
Some of the nation's most powerful business peak bodies have been taken on by the consumer watchdog over their claims that the carbon tax would cause power prices to rise by up to 20 per...
Household Assistance Package Tax Reforms
The Tax Office has released a suite of fact sheets relating to the tax changes arising from the Government's Household Assistance Package for low and middle income families under the Clean Energy Future initiative. Household...
Solar targets increased in China
China is already the largest producer of solar products in the world and now the government has initiated to open their domestic market. The resulting new targets will ensure China itself will represent one of...
Newman Cutting More Green Schemes
The Queensland State Government is pulling $75 million out of a renewable energy power project, effectively wiping out up to 400 jobs. Regional Queensland was set to be home to one of the biggest combination...
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Japan making solar compulsory
Japan opened several solar energy parks last Sunday as a new law requiring companies to purchase renewable energy at a fixed price in a push for alternatives to nuclear power came into action. The openings...
Cairns engineer going international
Grant Behrendorff, electrical engineer and director of Evolve Energy in Cairns, was a member of the team which developed and built a high quality model for electrifying remote Indian villages using solar power. The Bushlight...
Job Cuts from Queensland’s Solar Bonus Scheme Reduction
More than 4500 jobs could go in the next 12 months as a result of the Queensland Government’s decision to axe an incentive for people to purchase solar power systems, according to analysis commissioned by...
Carbon price set to drive renewable energy
The commencement of the carbon price last Sunday represented a key step in the transformation of Australia’s energy sector, moving Australia toward a clean energy economy that will protect consumers from rising costs over the...
Queensland solar hot water industry takes yet another blow
The Newman Government yesterday announced yet another blow to the renewable energy industry - the closure if the solar hot water rebate. The Queensland Government says this will save $10 million over an unspecified period....