Eco Kinetics, a leading supplier of solar energy systems in Australia has finished the biggest solar commercial project Australians have ever seen. The property where the project was established is owned by the LGS (Local Government Super),...
Eight solar projects have been shortlisted from many for the Australian Federal Government's $1.5 billion Solar Flagship program announced by Greg Combet earlier this year.
Scientists have uncovered why thinner solar cells with well organised patterns on their surface are better able to trap and absorb light. The discovery could mean cheaper and more efficient solar cell technology. Scientists have...
BP Solar has ceased production of solar cells at its Frederick, Md., plant and will lay off 320 of the 430 employees there. The move spells the end for BP solar cell manufacturing in the...
CURRIMUNDI surfer Cameron Lawrence is a man of many passions that he intends to combine later this month into what is shaping as one of the most fun surf events the Sunshine Coast has seen....
Australia has an abundance of coal which is mined and exported overseas as well as used in the production of electricity at our coal fired power stations. But how exactly do Australia's coal fired power...
Australian and US researchers have set a new bench mark for solar cell efficiency marketing a milestone in the development of sustainable solutions. This field of research will set a benchmark for future sustainability initiatives...
World Solar Challenge- Australia The World Solar Challenge is the self-described ultimate challenge in sustainable energy. Teams from all over the world design and build cars that are powered 100% from solar energy, which they...
THE first of more than 140 solar systems has been installed as part of a collective community bid to produce more sustainable energy in sunshine-rich central Victoria. The Strathfieldsaye Community Enterprise and Bendigo Sustainability Group...
A solar-powered desalination plant for Brisbane's Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens is believed to be the first in Australia and a model for similar irrigation systems in Queensland parks and nurseries. The system uses two self-positioning...
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Big news this week about the state of solar power in Cairns, QLD. As the Australian Federal Government announces the new means test for household solar panel installations, jobs are being lost left, right and...
The Moreland Energy Foundation has welcomed the announcement by Mr Peter Garrett ALP Shadow Minister for the Environment that if elected a Rudd Labor Government would fund the Coburg Solar Village project. The Coburg Solar Village project...
Ergon Energy has lodged its formal business case in an effort to secure Townsville as the site for a major sustainable energy trial under the Federal Government's $75 million Solar Cities program. An announcement from...
