I took an interest in the Australian energy sector close to ten years ago and since then have monitored the trends, technologies and direction of the Australian Energy Market. I was drawn to the Australian solar market in 2008 and since then have worked heavily in the field. I am partnered with national and international solar energy companies, from manufacturers of solar panel and inverter technology, online software developers that introduce tools to quote, monitor and manage solar power systems and media organisations who like myself, closely monitor the solar and renewable energy sector.
A recent report released by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) states South Australia's consumption of mains grid supplied power decreased by approximately 5% (700 GWh) in 2011-12 and is around 10% lower than was...
Tablelands Regional Council in Queensland has voted to start legal proceedings against RATCH Australia over claims that it has failed to abide by noise monitoring conditions at the Windy Hill Wind Farm. The 20 turbine...
Thanks for the questions Sascha. Once you have had your solar panel installed, the installer needs to lodge what's called a 'Form A' with the energy retailer to notify them of the new solar installation....
The VCEC review of Victoria’s solar feed in tariff, currently Australia’s most generous, was due to be submitted to the Victorian Government last Friday. A draft VCEC recommendation in May suggested only a 6 –...
Confusion continues on how the carbon tax will hit the electricity bills of Australian households. While messages from electricity retailers may be on their way, Gujji Muthuswamy from Monash University’s Faculty of Business and Economics...
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...
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...
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...
One of the chief criticisms that fossil fuel narks have of solar power is its alleged inability to provide base load power. This is defined as the minimum amount of energy needed over a 24 hour period...
GENEROUS incentives for installing solar panels and returning power to the electricity grid are the latest victims of State Government cost-cutting. Despite an election commitment to "maintain the Solar Bonus Scheme", Energy Minister Mark McArdle...
The most recent setback for the Australia’s solar industry is set to cut thousands of jobs across Queensland. It is announced that Premier Campbell Newman is cutting back Queensland's solar feed-in tariff from 44c per kWh...
The coalition says electricity prices will come down if it wins the next federal election and repeals the carbon tax. The tax, which takes effect from July 1, has been linked to an 18 per...
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at MIT and in Spain has found a new mathematical approach to simulating the electronic behavior of noncrystalline materials, which may eventually play an important part in new devices including...
The Labor Government as announced the winner of its Solar Flagships program. After being delayed for months, the approval of nearly $130 million in federal funding is for a 159 Megawatt solar power project split...
Chemical reactions on the surface of metal oxides, such as titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, are important for solar cells that convert the sun's energy to electricity. Now University of Washington scientists have found that...
