The University of Queensland (UQ) and First Solar have been tapped for two large and landmark solar photovoltaic (PV) projects that will be completed in the next three years in New South Wales. UQ Solar...
Called the sun burnt country, Australia is blessed with the most solar power radiation for every square kilometer on the average than any country in the world. The amount of solar power radiation that the...
Based on the data provided by Energy Matters, a national energy provider, the price of electricity has increased by a considerable 72% since 2004. The company claimed that much of this can be traced to...
Infinity Solar is partnering with Lightleasing Pty Ltd, a solar leasing company of Trina Solar Limited (TSL) for a new leasing scheme that would be made available to residents of Australia in the fourth quarter...
Sydney’s “100% Renewable By 2030” campaign could not have come at a more opportune time. The city’s ageing gas networks and worn down electricity systems will have to go as Sydney solar power and wind...
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has commissioned a fresh enquiry on the impacts of turbines in wind farms on the health of residents who live near them. The enquiry comes in the form of research...
Lately, Telstra has been toying with the idea of going all solar in terms of powering their telephone exchanges, which brings them one step closer into joining other large corporations who have moved towards renewable...
If you have decided to invest in a solar power system for your home, you want to be sure that you purchase from a high regarded company in the industry. Well, not to worry! There...
Google has been an avid supporter of solar power and has further extended its support for the renewable energy industry by pledging more funds for its 14th renewable energy investments. Some of these include: $103...
A Gold Coast company has won a $236,000 grant from commercialisation Australia to introduce a solar roof tile. Jason Perkins, CEO of winning company B-Pods Pty Ltd says the Tractile Solar Roof Tile transforms the...
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Recent research shows that Australians are paying an estimated 130% more for their electricity bills than Canadians, a figure that may rise to 250% as soon as the lock-in price increase and carbon tax take...
Sydney has an ambition when it comes to environment. This Australian city aims to be a hundred per cent renewable urban location where emission of greenhouse gas will be reduced by 70%, building and strengthening...
The use of smart grid and metering technology is on the increase, and there are facts and figures to back this up. ICT spending in Australia is expected to reach almost $2 billion by 2015,...
Solar power in Victoria and other technologies for renewable energy sources are in developmental stages including that for solar panels for rooftops. Even so, the Vic solar panels in Southern Australia, for instance, have already...
If solar power helps in the decrease of electricity costs for consumers and can cut their bills by half, why is SA Power Networks discouraging energy storage for households? SA Power Networks has claimed that energy...
Australia’s solar industry has been challenged by the development and subsequent operation of both utility and commercial solar power, a situation brought about by the decreasing cost of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels which were first...
