The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) confirmed on Friday what the clean energy industry has been saying for years – that the Renewable Energy Target is not a major factor in rising power prices. Clean Energy Council Policy Director Russell Marsh said the latest price determination from the QCA showed that in 2014-2015 the cost of […]
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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) […]
Members of a small Queensland farming town just 100km north of Brisbane are pushing the state government to fast-track approval for a massive 400MW solar PV farm. The proposal – which would be by far the biggest solar array in Australia, and the Southern Hemisphere, and one on the biggest in the world – is […]
Toyota Australia will turn on the new solar power system at its Altona manufacturing facility tomorrow to coincide with World Environment Day. The system, which Toyota claims will significantly reduce its carbon footprint, is the largest roof-mounted solar panel system in Victoria. The 500kW system comprises 2000 solar panels and covers approximately 10,000m2 of roof […]
Australian gov’t research body claims major breakthrough in solar energy CANBERRA, June 3 (Xinhua)– Australia’s peak scientific research body has claimed a major breakthrough in renewable energy that it claims has the potential to make solar cost-competitive with coal and gas as a source of power. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), a […]
HOUSEHOLDS were encouraged to install solar panels, and were paid for the electricity generated, to save the generating authorities the considerable expense of installing additional generating capacity. Your story, “Power bill set to rise by $250” (C-M, May 31), informs us that 280,000 Queensland households responded to the call, thus saving the electricity suppliers a […]
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
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 […]
