Is sun setting on the solar boom?
Given the amount of sunshine this country gets, it was not surprising that when the government decided that 10 percent of electricity must come from renewable resources by 2020, solar power became the main method to achieve that goal.
Click here for full storySunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) announced this week that it has produced a full-scale solar cell with a sunlight to electricity conversion efficiency of 24.2% at its manufacturing plant in the Philippines.
Click here for full storyNatural gas could serve as a carbon-light ‘bridge fuel’ while renewable energy sources are still gaining ground in the US energy mix, a new study from MIT says.
Click here for full storyFormer federal Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull has accused Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of being a coward on the issue of climate change.
Click here for full storyIn what may come to be seen as a pivotal moment in the global politics of climate change, members of Australia’s ruling Labor Party today dumped Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in favour of his deputy, Julia Gillard.
Click here for full storyRenewables accounted for 3.1% of the UK's primary energy requirements in 2009 - up 0.4% from the year before, according to the latest statistics published by Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
Click here for full storyNever mind the bollocks, it's time for Labor and the Greens to hoick sleeves and do a deal on climate change that will put a price on carbon and drag the Australian economy into the future.
Click here for full storyJulia Gillard ought to be wary of climate change. Not because it might wash away coastline or dry up our farms - although it might - but because it has claimed the scalps of three party leaders in Australian politics. If she does not treat the issue carefully, there is every evidence that hers could be next.
Click here for full storyPrime Minister Gillard has been presented with an immediate challenge to show leadership on climate change, with Trade Minister Simon Crean due to formalise an agreement to export massively polluting brown coal to Vietnam in Melbourne this afternoon.
Click here for full storyA group of major investors on Friday urged Australia's new Prime Minister Julia Gillard to take swift action to fight climate change and cut carbon emissions blamed for heating up the planet.
Click here for full storyAustralia’s Enhanced Renewable Energy Target : Renewable Energy News, 25 June 2010, After last minute amendments to satisfy all parties, long awaited changes to Australia’s Renewable Energy Target were finally passed on Thursday, changes some are calling the biggest climate change reform in Australia’s history.
Click here for full storyLeading solar company Ingenero announced it will be developing and installing the largest flat panel solar facility in Australia at the University of Queensland (UQ).
Click here for full storyUttar Pradesh Power Corp., an Indian state utility, has invited bids for plants that use both solar energy and fossil fuels to generate electricity.
Click here for full storyChina did not qualify for the World Cup, but the country is still making an appearance in South Africa. An ambitious Chinese solar company, the country's first World Cup sponsor, has placed advertising in all the stadiums in a bid to give its brand a worldwide boost.
Click here for full storyAustralian power distributor AGL Energy Limited (AGL) said Thursday the Senate’s legislative changes to the operation of the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme will provide greater investment certainty for the renewable industry.
Click here for full storyA troubling first sign that Europe's fiscal crisis will hit the renewable energy sector emerged in Italy this week when the country's austerity budget halted a practice whereby the government acted as a buyer of last resort for "green certificates" issued to support development of clean energy projects.
Click here for full storyThe Obama Administration has made domestic production of renewable energy a national priority because it will create quality American jobs, combat global warming, reduce fossil fuel dependence and lay a strong foundation for a strong rural economy.
Click here for full storyPoliticians usually at the front of the scrum when claims are made that New Zealand leads the world have been noticeably shy about the nation's emissions trading scheme (ETS) which kicks up several notches on July 1.
Click here for full storyThe Zero Carbon Australia 2020 plan shows that it is technically feasible and affordable to replace all fossil fuel electricity with 100% renewable energy given the willpower and commitment to do so.
Click here for full storyFor years the climate change debate in Australia has been confined to endless discussion of abstract policy mechanisms designed to deliver only modest reductions in Australia's greenhouse gas emissions at best.
Click here for full storyIts been a tough week for Kevin Rudd. First his country’s soccer side was bounced unceremoniously out of the world cup. At the same time the non-soccer loving nation of the US not only went through, but topped their group. But for Rudd this was not the worst of the week.
Click here for full storyAGL Energy, an integrated renewable energy company, said it welcomes the passage of legislative changes by the Australian Senate to the operation of the Renewable Energy Target (RET).
Click here for full storyThe Government is today introducing amendments to the Renewable Energy Target that will create greater investment certainty for large-scale renewable projects such as wind farms, and will ensure support to households for small-scale renewables remains well targeted.
Click here for full storyTasmanian householders and businesses are expected to be further stretched, with new power price increases approved by the independent Economic Regulator.
Click here for full storyTransform Solar, formed in February by Micron Technology and Australia's Origin Energy, says it will introduce its unique Sliver solar cells to the market "in a limited and strategic way" in 2011.
Click here for full storyThe Australian government has endorsed its renewable energy laws on Wednesday that set a target of supplying 20% of the country’s energy needs from renewable sources by 2020.
Click here for full storyThe Australian government has amended its Renewable Energy Target (RET) to create greater investment certainty for large-scale renewable projects such as wind farms and ensure support for small-scale renewable energy technology in households.
Click here for full storyThe term Smart Grid has been used for decades to mean anything from "a ring main for a country" to the far more responsive, interactive and intrusive electricity distribution systems of the future. These will become fractal in nature because they will seamlessly incorporate home networks, smart meters, electricity generation on your house and maybe even personal generation and use of electricity as reported in Energy Harvesting Journal.
Click here for full storyA project will focus on exploring the impacts and benefits of embedded generation and renewable energy developments for Australian electricity networks.
Click here for full storySpanish renewable energy giant Montealto is to develop a range of new projects in the Middle East, beginning with a 60 MW power installation network across several countries.
Click here for full storyMacquarie Power & Infrastructure Income Fund (CA:MPT.UN 6.86, +0.05, +0.73%) (CA:MPT.DB.A 103.00, -0.50, -0.48%) ("MPT") and SunPower Corp. (SPWRA 13.43, -0.76, -5.36%) (SPWRB 12.00, -0.82, -6.40%) ("SunPower") today announced an agreement for MPT to acquire a 20-megawatt ("MW") solar photovoltaic ("PV") power project (the "Amherstburg Solar Park") in Amherstburg, Ontario to be designed, built and operated on behalf of MPT by SunPower.
Click here for full storyDubai, the sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates, is developing a strategy to diversify power- generation sources and improve efficiency to ensure an adequate energy supply through 2030, the government said.
Click here for full storyAGL Energy Ltd., Australia’s largest electricity retailer, plans to “fast track” the A$800 million ($700 million) Macarthur wind farm after the Senate approved revisions to laws aimed at spurring renewable energy investment.
Click here for full storyMr Rudd started this year as the most popular Australian prime minister in three decades and was widely expected to win the federal election expected in October with ease. But his popularity plummeted following a number of policy setbacks, our correspondent adds. He shelved the centrepiece of his environmental strategy, an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), which led to accusations of political cowardice.
Click here for full storyKEVIN RUDD has thrown open his doors to environment groups as ministers and backbenchers begin agitating for a new climate change policy to take to the next election.
Click here for full storyAustralia's parliament endorsed revised renewable energy laws on Wednesday in a move aimed at unlocking billions of dollars in clean energy investment and bolster the government's green credentials ahead of elections.
Click here for full storyPrime Minister Kevin Rudd's backflip on an emissions trading scheme could cost Labor four marginal seats in Queensland, a new poll suggests.
Click here for full storyCanada has set up a $400 million fund to help developing countries cope with climate change, a move that has earned the country a rare cheer from environmentalists.
Click here for full storyAbout 50 people attended a rally Saturday 23 January 2010 on the Victorian parliament house steps to Save Solar Systems and build the Mildura Solar Thermal Power Plant. Adam Bandt from the Greens spoke on Why we need to Support Solar Systems Mildura Power Plant.
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