Tag: Solar Energy
Solar panel rules change in SA
A change of rules in South Australia will make installation of solar panels exempt from needing planning approval.[MORE]
ACT Govt welcomes end of solar means test
The ACT Government has welcomed the Federal Government's move to drop the means test on solar panels.[MORE]
Support for solar means test scrapping
A Ballarat electrician says scrapping the means test on solar panel rebates will encourage the take-up of the technology in Victoria.[MORE]
Conservation group urges Govt to retain solar panel rebate
The Queensland Conservation Council says the Federal Government is reducing the incentive for people to install solar panels. [MORE]
Rudd under fire for keeping solar rebate cap
The Government's fast-track of investment in renewable energy is under fire.[MORE]
PM fast-tracks renewable energy investment
The Government's $500 million renewable energy fund will be delivered over the next 18 months rather than six years.[MORE]
PM, Bligh to open Qld's first solar town
Anna Bligh and Kevin Rudd are in Windorah to open Queensland's first solar town.[MORE]
Energy firm sheds light on outback solar project
Cloncurry, in north-west Qld, could be the first town in the state to use solar energy for all its power.[MORE]
Schools get solar funds
Three schools in mid-west Western Australia have received state funding to install solar power systems.[MORE]
Vatican unveils ambitious solar energy plans
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The Vatican has activated a solar energy system in an ambitious plan that could one day make it an alternative energy exporter.[MORE]
NT Govt backs solar farm federal subsidy
The NT Government welcomes federal funding for half the cost of a new solar farm planned for Alice Springs.[MORE]
Alice Springs goes solar
Construction of a solar power station in Alice Springs will begin in February next year.[MORE]
Govt funds to help expand energy project
Macquarie Generation says Government funding will help double the amount of energy produced at its Liddell power station solar thermal plant in the Upper Hunter.[MORE]
Clean Energy Council push for Govt encouragement
The head of an industry lobby group says the Federal Government should do more to encourage energy efficiency.[MORE]
$10m power station approved in Lake Cargelligo
The Lachlan council has approved plans for a $10 million power station at Lake Cargelligo.[MORE]
Households to be paid for solar power
New South Wales households will become the last in the country to be paid by a state government to feed their spare solar electricity back into the power grid.[MORE]
Scheme aims to boosts solar hot water system numbers
A new scheme has been launched aimed at boosting the low take-up rate among households for solar hot water systems.[MORE]
Pay those who produce solar power: report
The Clean Energy Council is calling for a national scheme that would see people paid for generating solar energy.[MORE]
Environmentally friendly vehicles on show
Some of Australia's most environmentally friendly vehicles will be tested in the central Victorian town of Maryborough this weekend.[MORE]
Traders urged to seek energy saving funds
The general manager of the Alice Solar City project says more businesses in the town should take advantage of funding for energy saving initiatives.[MORE]
'Nothing can be done' to save BP Solar jobs
The Federal Government says it can do nothing to save the jobs of 200 people at the BP Solar plant in Sydney because the company does not want any help.[MORE]
Solar power proposed for Lantern
The Adelaide City Council will look at using solar energy to power the Rundle Street Lantern.[MORE]
Greens call for national scheme to pay energy-savers
The Greens are calling for a nationally consistent scheme to pay the public for any renewable power they generate.[MORE]
Green power for Cape Barren
A group of Aborigines on Cape Barren Island will soon have access to renewable energy.[MORE]
Nod for solar farm study
A big solar farm project for the New South Wales far south coast is a step closer, with the Federal Government giving the go-ahead for a preliminary study.[MORE]
