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...
Victorian Tariffs to be Cut
Incentives for Victorian households to install rooftop solar panels would be slashed under a shake-up proposed by the state government's productivity adviser. In a draft review released last week, the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission...
Splurge to Save
Melbourne's outer west has the most solar energy in the state, a new report has revealed, with solar panels in Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Hoppers Crossing, Truganina, Mount Cottrell, Eynesbury and surrounding suburbs accounting for...
Costly Miscommunication
Energy Minister Peter Collier has blamed a breakdown in communication with energy provider Synergy for the $46 million solar scheme cost blow out. Mr Collier has come under fire after it was revealed the scheme's estimated...
Solar Feed-in Tariff scheme Blow-Out
The Energy Minister says the government's solar feed-in tariff scheme is expected to blow out by $60 million over the next four years. The program subsidises the power bills of householders who have installed grid-connected...
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Community Solar Projects Saving Small Fortunes
A pre-feasibility study for a medium-scale community-owned rooftop solar farm in inner Melbourne is being finalised by Victoria's Yarra Climate Action Now (YCAN). YCAN is an independent community group based in the inner Melbourne suburbs...
Solar Demand Installations Back Through The Rooftop
THE rooftop solar industry appears to be experiencing another of its many mini-booms, this time prompted by upcoming changes to the federal government's solar credits multiplier, and by the increasingly compelling economic case for commercial-scale...
Solar Panel Manufacturer Closing Down
Solar panel manufacturer First Solar is scheduled to report quarterly results after U.S. markets close today, with Wall Street expecting earnings per share to decline more than 64 percent year-on-year. Shares in Solar panel manufacturer...
Businesses Not Warming to Solar Power
The head of one of Australia's most successful solar start-ups admits negative perceptions are preventing the solar power industry from fulfilling its potential, and that greater encouragement from governments would lead people to embrace renewable...
Toowoomba Solar Power
The number of Toowoomba Solar Power homes fitted with solar power systems has doubled in the last year with that number expected to rise even further in 2012. Figures from the Clean Energy Council show...
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Solar Power lessons from Korea
I am here in Seoul, the burgeoning and confident capital of a burgeoning and confident Korea, to investigate the country's formidable "Green Growth" strategy. In my opinion, Australia can learn some important solar power lessons...
Trina Solar donates 10kW PV plant to American Lung Association as part of clean air partnership
On April 25th, 2012, Trina Solar (U.S.) Inc., a subsidiary of Trina Solar Ltd. (Jiangsu, China), announced that it will donate 10.5 kW of its solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for the American Lung Association’s offices...
Queensland’s First Solar Football Field
The University of Queensland has proudly unveiled the largest flat solar PV panel array in the country; a very impressive sight of 5000 solar grids, collectively the size of 1 ½ football fields, which have...
Renewable Energy Hub in Port Augusta
Right now, there is an great opportunity to cut Australia’s carbon emissions by 5 million tonnes per year. The city of Port Augusta in South Australia has all the right conditions to make it the...
Pay-As-You-Go Solar
Under a new pay-as-you-go offering that was a hit in the US, home owners will be able to avoid the initial cost of installing solar panels, along with future electricity price rises. Private equity-backed Sungevity...
Mt Emerald Wind farm tormenting the Tablelands
A whopping 60 per cent of the electricity powering the city of Cairns is renewable, a fact which shines like a holy grail of the industry. The proposed $550 million Mt Emerald wind farm near...