TOKELAU, A GROUP OF REMOTE ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, RECEIVES 100 PERCENT OF ITS ELECTRICITY FROM SOLAR ENERGY. via 50 More Awesome Facts (About Everything) | Mental Floss.
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Fossil fuel divestment poses $5trn challenge, as clean energy debate stirs Down Under Bloomberg New Energy Finance Week in Review Meanwhile, renewable energy is facing large political hurdles ‘Down Under’. A Bloomberg News story last week found that Australia is “frightening developers away” from renewable energy as the government is preparing to decide whether to […]
Updated 22 May 2014, 12:46 AEST Many remote communities around Australia are totally reliant on costly diesel fuel to provide the electricity that most take for granted. Completion of the solar plant in the mining town of Weipa will be the first time large scale solar generation will supply a remote industrial town. (Credit: ABC) […]
This is the curious story of true love the Lady who married a “SOLAR PANEL” http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/power-queensland-government-timeofuse-tariff-scheme-only-attracts-250-homeowners/story-fnihsrf2-1226936430761
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Are wind and solar now at the point of cost-competitiveness versus fossil fuels where it’s really time to cut them off government support? It might be getting to a point where we need to seriously consider this question. Both AGL and the Australian Industry Group in their submissions to the review of the Renewable Energy […]
Rio Tinto to Use Solar PV to Power Queensland Mine Mining giant Rio Tinto has unveiled a groundbreaking plan to use a solar PV plant to provide electricity to one of its key bauxite operations in Queensland. As part of efforts to achieve energy savings in Australia’s high-cost operating environment, Rio Tinto will oversee the […]
The CRC for Low Carbon Living Vision and Pathways 2040 Project held a workshop this week to discuss how Sydney and Melbourne can be transformed through green, smart technologies, and create a vision for what the cities will look like in 2040. Here are some ICT-enabled projects that were highlighted at the workshop. Onsite solar […]
The Queensland Competition Authority has released its final report on a feed-in tariff for regional areas of the state for 2014-15, recommending a feed-in tariff of 9.07 cents per kWh QCA delivers recommendation for solar feed-in tariff | The Australian.
With the pending removal of the RET Solar system prices are set to jump. The rise could be as much as $4500 in the case of a 5Kw system, should the RET be abolished and the STC prices fall. If you’re considering Solar then Now is the lowest I would expect to see prices for quite some […]
