Who knew that the first weeks of the carbon price would be this entertaining? A bakery chief resigning after urging his franchisees to post coalition propaganda in shop windows and blame the carbon tax and its impact on electricity costs for a stunning rise in the cost of sticky … [continued]
One of the world’s biggest solar PV manufacturers, Yingli Green Energy, has announced it will set up its regional headquarters in Sydney after concluding that Australia represents one of the most promising solar PV markets in the world. The Chinese based, US-listed Yingli, one of the big three solar … [continued]
The city of Sydney, Australia recently constructed a separate lane for bicycle riders, which enables them to avoid the dangers of automobiles. Following the roadway addition (and some other measures), bike ridership skyrocketed by an impressive 82%. Results from a new Sydney study showed that people are much more … [continued]
Bluescope Steel is hoping to capture a good share of the building integrated photovoltaic market (BIPV), which is expected to increase 10-fold across the globe in coming years and become a key part of new construction, and even building retrofits. Bluescope yesterday was awarded a $2.3 million grant from … [continued]
If you are reading this item now then it means that the world did not end with the introduction of the carbon price. Sadly, neither did the political posturing. The government said it was an economic reform that reflected fundamental Labor values. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the government … [continued]
The Australian government as upped its investment in two nascent, Australian-developed wave energy technologies, announcing new grants worth almost $10 million to help bring the two new systems to the market, including what is believed to be the world’s biggest wave energy turbine. The government is providing $5.6 million … [continued]
Australia, despite being the worldwide ‘leader’ in per capita CO2 emissions, seems to be working hard to drop that title and become a clean energy leader. As more indication of that, its political leaders recently passed an important clean energy financing bill. “Australia Government’s Senate has passed the Clean … [continued]
The Australian Government has awarded energy provider AGL Energy and PV manufacturer First Solar a $130 million grant to help in a $450 million project to build one of the country’s largest solar installations, which will end up providing 159 megawatts at two locations in New South Wales. AGL … [continued]
The Queensland state government has announced that its Solar Bonus Feed-in Tariff scheme will be reduced to 8c per kilowatt-hour for those who submit applications after midnight 9 July 2012. The scheme currently offers solar system owners 44c for every kilowatt-hour of solar electricity that they feed into the power … [continued]
Other than our dozens and dozens of stories and our other news roundups, here are some more noteworthy cleantech and dirty energy stories from the past week or so: Clean Energy (In General) Aruba has enlisted Sir Richard Branson in a 100% green energy push. “The Caribbean island of … [continued]
