The University of Adelaide will next year begin a three-year project into the effects of wind turbines on local residents’ health and well being. Public debate has long questioned whether wind farms are in fact causing...
The Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Company has announced that construction of NSW's 165 megawatt Gullen Range Wind Farm has finally begun. The 73 wind turbine park, due for completion in December 2013, is the...
On behalf of the team at Australian Solar Quotes, we wish you a safe and merry Christmas. Our office will be closed on the public holidays throughout the break however we will try to assist you as quickly...
Alice Springs has been celebrated as one of Australia’s most solar-efficient towns thanks to a new solar installation on the Araluen Art Centre’s roof. The 162 kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system will generate 330 megawatts of...
A 2010 survey by solar installation company Sun Connect has revealed that Australians are finally taking advantage of the country’s sunshine and going solar. As installation prices drop and grid electricity prices soar, Aussies are...
Australia is not the only country enjoying cheaper photovoltaic (PV) solar power systems, with prices falling substantially over the past 12 months throughout the United States. According to a recent report by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence...
Despite record temperatures across Queensland recently, peak electricity demand is down in rural areas of the state thanks to household solar power technologies. Ergon Energy, electricity supplier to regional areas of the state, says most...
Australian households could save up to $100 a year in electricity prices should governments address issues involving the energy regulation of distribution networks. A report released earlier this month by the Grattan Institute identifies the...
The Australian Solar Council has honoured the country’s leading solar innovators with the unveiling of the Australian Solar Hall of Fame. Chief Executive of the Australian Solar Council, John Grimes says the 12 inaugural inductees...
Origin Energy, Australia’s largest retail supplier of electricity is throwing its support behind renewable technologies in the form of electric vehicles. Origin is teaming with an US company, Tesla Motors, to launch the Model S...
As a means of battling ever increasing petrol prices many people are trading in their keys for a helmet. Getting around on a bicycle is fast becoming a popular and cost effective method of transport,...
Households will be hit with a $240 annual electricity bill price hike to compensate for the power produced by rooftop solar systems. New modelling by the Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) has revealed that by 2016...
Queenslanders that own homes and businesses with solar systems will continue to be paid generously for the power they produce while other consumers front the cost. The Newman Government has committed to keeping the 44...
Solar power technologies could receive a boost if Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) funding was extended to include the current Renewable Energy Target, a recent report has stated. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the...
Despite the fact that many Queenslanders are struggling to pay rising electricity prices, energy industry big-wigs are reportedly pocketing million-dollar bonuses and six-figure pay rises. Grant King, of the state’s biggest electricity retailer Origin Energy...
Despite consumers using less electricity, energy prices are soaring, power companies are recording big profits and paying large dividends to the state government. An Auditor-General’s report on New South Wales electricity providers found than many...
