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More than 130,000 Darwin residents were effected when a circuit breaker at the Hudson Creek substation tripped an automatic protection system and cut power to the town. The blackout lasted 14 hours and left 80% of Darwin residents without electricity. Police manned city intersections. Most people took the day off. Schools were closed and the […]
According to the Clean Energy Regulator the number of Australian homes enjoying rooftop solar power has increased from 7.5% in March 2011 to 16% by the end of 2013 reports Business Spectator. The data was released in a report prepared by Roy Morgan Research and offers a value snapshop of the solar climate across the […]
Bernie Fraser, head of the Climate Change Authority, has told The Guardian that the “good guys” are losing the battle to the “bad guys” when it comes to renewable energies like solar and wind. And it’s partially their own fault. In comments preceding an address to the National Press Club on Thursday, Fraser told the […]
It can be confusing to tell fact from fiction when it comes to the renewable energy target. With an upcoming review and political interests making their opinions public, some outside council can be very valuable. The ABC have unleashed their ferociously meticulous fact checkers on the renewable energy target to determine, in particular, whether it […]
In 2012, having made a fortune on the back of the Australian resources boom, the mining industry was facing a disruptive Labor government intent of generating revenue through taxation reform. They cried foul, they explained that a mining tax would hurt their competitiveness and Australia would lose jobs and investment. Only when the “This is […]
For the second time in as many weeks the review of the renewable energy target has achieved major media attention being discussed on the ABC’s flagship program Q&A. Federal Assistant Infrastructure Minister Jamie Briggs defended the government’s position by denying accusations that the Prime Minister is looking to axe the initiative, and that a review of […]
Hoping to quash some of the reticence about the upcoming review of the RET, ACT energy minister Simon Corbell has announced plans for a 50MW solar technology innovation centre. Despite the announcement the details are yet to be decided upon with a lengthy planning stage expected. “The ACT Government will run an expression of interest process […]
The Queensland state government is set to cut their 8c feed-in tariff for solar power generation. Energy and Water Supply Minister Mark McArdle insisted that the government were determined to bring down the costs of energy, suggesting that the solar subsidy was contributing to the increased costs of all consumers bills with or without solar panels. […]
The Herald-Sun reports that solar installations in the Melbourne suburb of Brimbank have doubled from 6,943 to 13,081 in just three years. With mostly new developments the houses in the outer suburb have sizable rooftops suitable for installing solar panels and are often occupied by new home-owners setting themselves up financially rather than coming to solar panels […]
Chinese based JinkoSolar has posted its third successive quarter of profitability, cementing its position as the strongest solar manufacturer in the region and exceeding Wall Street projections for the company. Bucking an industry-wide two-year trend of losses due to oversupply, JinkoSolar shipped over 1.9GW of solar capacity and posted revenue of US$1.17 billion for the 2013 […]
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