More funding for Australian solar industry
One of the country’s biggest unions has said a decision by the minority federal Labor government to redirect $45 million from an axed solar hot water rebate scheme back into the industry will save jobs....
There’s Nothing Like Australia
This is Australia's new Tourism Australia Commercial which will be shown around the world. I placed it on the page because I truly believe that we live in the greatest country in the world....
Storm slams into Western Australia
About 116,000 homes remain without power after a storm hit south-west WA.
Violent storm causes destruction to WA coast
A violent storm has left a trail of destruction and more than 160,000 homes and businesses without power, as it continues to lash Western Australia's south west coast. By late Sunday afternoon, Western Power had...
$450 million Solar Project in New South Wales
One of Australia's largest solar projects is to be built in NSW after the federal government awarded AGL Energy and photovoltaic manufacturer First Solar a $130 million grant. The $450 million project will generate enough...
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Could Water Be The Answer to Storing Solar Power
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are currently in the advanced stages of a project which promises to produce hydrogen from water by mimicking the way photosynthesis works in plants. The system is inexpensive...
Hydrogen Fuel for Italy
Italian company Acta S.p.A. has taken yet another step towards saving the environment. Earlier this week, the company signed an exclusive supply agreement for the supply of photovoltaic installations and integrated hydrogen generators for the...
Adelaide’s Mortgage Belt Tightening
Adelaide's mortgage belt is leading the way when it comes to using the government's solar tariff scheme. Despite the generous 44c a kilowatt hour for electricity fed back into the grid - a figure that...
Can Do Campbell Newman Can Cut Jobs
Can Do Campbell Newman Can Cut Jobs and axe government contracts. A union says up to 40,000 temporary contract workers in the Queensland public service sector may lose their jobs under sweeping changes which were ordered...
Solar Powered Bikini
That's right! A solar powered bikini that doubles as a charger for anything gadgets or devices that can charge using a USB connection! This means that you can now charge your smart phones on the...
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Nano Solar Cells Ideal for Hydrogen Farms
Last year the solar company HyperSolar, Inc. filed a patent application for a solar powered system that creates renewable methane gas from water, which it has been testing out at California’s Salton Sea. Recently the company announced that it has...
Hervey Bay Solar Projects
Hervey Bay will soon be on Australia’s solar map as two of the community solar farms begin construction. A total of $4 million of solar power investments will take footing at Hervey Bay hospital and...
South Australia Claims Cheaper Technology is Costing More
Cut-price solar systems are leaving householders short-changed on promised power savings, claims independent watchdog Consumers South Australia. Residents are reporting faulty systems, requiring replacement or upgrading which is costing them hundreds of dollars in lost solar power...
Victorians Confused by Carbon Costs
Victorian councils are demanding greater clarity about how to price landfill waste under the carbon tax. Five weeks from the scheme's introduction, councils say they are waiting for guidance from the Federal Government about setting...
20% Efficiency Barrier Broken
Leading Australian research in solar energy has produced new photovoltaic solar cells that recently broke the 20% barrier for efficiency in capturing the sun’s energy, the highest ever efficiency for a low-cost commercial silicon solar...
Mallee Region Solar Project
The Baillieu government will support a revised push to build a massive solar power project in Victoria's Mallee region, but has refused to say how much money it is committing. Power giant TRUenergy is looking...