BOB Brown has resigned as leader of the Australian Greens and will quit the Senate after 16 years in parliament. Senator Brown, 67, told Greens colleagues of the decision at a meeting this morning and...
The Queensland government’s efforts to open the state for business could be delayed for more than 12 months after the minority federal Labor government blasted the state's “shambolic” environmental approvals. The conservative Liberal National Party...
A federal coalition government could encourage large businesses to "bid" to use less energy on peak-demand days as a way of reducing future electricity price rises for households. Climate action spokesman Greg Hunt says a...
Working out how long it will be before a solar panels array repays its own purchase costs through energy savings is a seriously complicated affair. There are many different factors that play into the final...
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....
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....
About 116,000 homes remain without power after a storm hit south-west WA.
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...
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...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
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 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...
