Why Renewable Energy Makes a LOT of Sense
At a time when New South Wales desperately needs jobs and businesses, the renewable energy industry was dealt a harsh blow by the Federal Government. The guts of the renewable energy industry on the Far...
Queensland University’s Solar Farm Ambitions
Queensland is the first state in Australia to produce 1 gigawatt of solar energy thanks to home solar power systems, which have proven to be quite popular among Australian households who want to reduce their...
Gold Coast Solar Scam – Couple Hauled to Court
A couple from the Gold Coast is now facing legal troubles because of an alleged solar scam that have defrauded numerous households of large sums of money. Steve and Julie Jones were brought to court...
Job Losses Soar as Solar Reaches Saturation Point
One must laud Australia for its continuing efforts in the fight against global warming. Being a true stalwart of Mother Nature, the land down under has been championing solar power for a long time now,...
How Renewable Energy Can Halt the Advances of Climate Change
There is a growing concession among environmentalists that renewable energy is one of the best, if not the best, solutions to the worsening global problem of climate change because this type of energy is derived...
How True Value Solar Remains On Top Of the Solar Market
The acquisition of True Value Solar, the largest retailer of solar Photovoltaics (PV) in Australia, by German construction and engineering company M+W Group, has been seen as a strategy to stay ahead of the rapidly...
Groups Support the Use of Solar Panels
Green Cross Australia and Ingenero have joined forces and launched a project that aims to make solar energy more affordable for homes and commercial establishments all around the country. For a small monthly fee, members...
Schools and Universities Now Have Solar Hot Spots
Commercial solar energy use has been increasing in Australia, and nowhere is this more evident than in University of Queensland's Gatton campus, where Queensland’s biggest solar installation will be constructed. According to the university, work...
SA solar consumers protected by minimum price set for solar
South Australian households and small businesses will benefit from the news today that the Clean Energy Council released a recommendation to set a minimum price for the solar energy they generate. Russell Marsh, Clean Energy...
Victorian businesses switch on to solar power
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) and The Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) today joined forces to show businesses how to improve their bottom line by installing solar. CEC Chief Executive David Green said...
Victorian 2014 Feed-In Tariff Determined
A final decision has been made by the Essential Services Commission on the minimum feed-in tariff rate paid to Victorian customers with solar panel installations in 2014. The Commission has decided on 8 cents per...
New app to make work easier for solar installers
A new iPhone app has been released by the Clean Energy Council which will help make it easier for solar installers and businesses to keep track of all their jobs, carry out high quality installation...
Renewable Energy not Swayed by the New Government
Analysis commissioned by the Climate Institute has revealed that the Abbott Government is planning to cut $4 billion in private funding for the renewable energy industry. According to reports on Fairfax media, the coalition’s climate...
Long Term Benefits of a Green Home
Green home trends are becoming popular each day with most people preferring them over conventional homes because they are normally less expensive and most of the materials used are natural. Besides the low costs, there...
G20 Plans Clean Energy Programs Already Under Scrutiny
The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has said that the Coalition Government’s plan to scrap funding for clean energy programs is juxtaposed to its pledge to unite the world’s largest polluters in a G4 deal. Liberal...
Tony Abbot to Recycle the Carbon Tax
Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbot has instructed his departmental secretary to scrap the infamous carbon tax. Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary, Dr Ian Watt was instructed to prepare for the Coalition’s plans to implement...