Solar News
Small-Scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) is here to stay
Politicians have finally come back with some positive news for the energy sector.
Queensland Government slashes Solar Bonus Scheme
Despite promises by Campbell Newman during his campaign that the solar bonus scheme would not be cut, the Queensland State Government has now followed suit and become the last state in Australia to cut Solar PV feed in tariffs to the point where they may as well not even exist.
Germany hits solar records out of the park
According to the Institute of the Renewable Energy Industry (IWR), German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity last Friday and Saturday which is roughy equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity. This is great news for another country that is set to abandon nuclear power after the Fukushima nuclear disaster last year.
Team Catavolt Take EFXC First Round Honours
The first round of the Electric Formula Xtreme Championship has been held over the weekend (Friday 20th April to Sunday 22nd April) and won by Newcastle’s Catavolt Electric Motorcycle Racing Team. Team Catavolt would like to thank its sponsors Solar Power Australia and Enertrac Hub Motors for making it all possible.You can check out some of the action here
Australian breakthrough in solar cell efficiency
With support from the Australian Solar Institute, Associate Professor Tim Schmidt from the University’s School of Chemistry, together with the Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy, has developed a "photochemical up conversion" that allows energy, normally lost in solar cells, to be turned into electricity.
Australian Resource Focus: Forecast is Fine
Australian Resource Focus speaks with Brett Sutherland about Solar Power Australia, how the company has grown, where it’s going and why solar is so important.
Solar Power Australia featured in Circuit Mag
Solar Power Australia has been featured as "Circuit" mag’s Company of the Month. It’s great recognition for the one of the country’s largest suppliers and integrators of sustainable energy products.
No easy choices for Australia’s many energy challenges
According to a report from the Grattan Institute, Australia will struggle to meet its emission targets while producing electricity at a reasonable costs – that is, unless the government supports low emission technologies. The Institute’s Energy Program Director, Tony Wood, believes the government must introduce new policies to support the carbon pricing scheme including boosting deployment of nuclear power, wind, solar PV, solar thermal, geothermal, carbon capture and storage and bio-energy at scale.
