The spot STC market’s stable softening which started in October has brought a low that has not been evident since May 2013, and it has proved that the STC market can very well be highly...
Victoria can finally enter a brand new era for renewable energy with Daniel Andrews Labor government election as well as Ellen Sandell in Melbourne. A few years ago, Ted Baillieu who was then the Victorian...
The competition was tough between Manilla, Bingara, Tenterfield and Bingara but the first town OFF the energy grid in New England goes to Uralla. The Parliament’s Renewable Energy secretary, Lesley Williams, travelled to Uralla to...
It has been estimated that the use of solar panels in homes and businesses in West Australia will increase tenfold over the next 10 years however the government is not quite ready for it. The...
Senator Jacqui Lambie quit the Palmer United Party in late 2014. This party promised earlier this year that it will protect the RET only to renege on this commitment only a few short months later. The senator’s...
During the November 29, 2014 Victorian voting it was noted that solar power was of great importance to the majority of voters. Whether or not political parties paid any attention to this is yet to be...
As his slogans show, prime minister Tony Abbott is prone to shrinking major conflicts worthy of debate into three simple words. His latest is “Goodies versus Baddies” – except that coal represents the goodies and...
Just a few years ago the two major political parties in Australia agreed on the renewable energy target to optimize renewable energy by the year 2020, hoping that 20% of all household electricity would come...
State-owned Hydro Tasmania drops off its $2 billion wind farm project planned for Kings Island claiming that it is no longer economically viable. The state-owned power generating company had originally intended to build a 600...
Michael Fraser, AGL CEO calls for the total abandonment of the Renewable Energy Target. His company, once the ‘greenest’ retailer in Australia, but now the biggest producer of coal-fired energy, has moved to scrap the...
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CEC issues a new report revealing the ease by which the government of Victoria can save millions of dollars and increase the number of jobs if it turns to solar energy and tweak its current...
A $60 million, 26 MW North Queensland solar farm is being constructed at Lakeland near Cooktown with inauguration expected before Christmas this year. The project is expected to provide up to 20 jobs when completed...
“Coal is good for humanity” says Tony Abbott, Australia’s Prime Minister. “Coal is vital for the future energy needs of the world, so let’s have no demonization of coal,” requests the prime minister. He said...
If the Newman Government will have its way, Queensland residents may enjoy power bill savings from July. But they need to give their approval to Campbell Newman’s plan to privatize the state’s ports and electricity...
First Solar is reconsidering its future investment in renewable energy in Australia because of the uncertainty on the government’s renewable energy target. This is significant because this company is one of the leaders in the...
While our prime minister and the right wing supporters say that the increase of energy prices is caused by renewable energy schemes, we know better. The public is aware that it is caused by a...
