Tag: Solar Energy
Vatican unveils ambitious solar energy plans
Feature
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]
Record numbers applying for solar rebate
Households across New South Wales are taking to solar energy in record numbers.[MORE]
Sydney company looks to catch solar wind to China
Sydney-based renewable energy company Solar Sailor has landed a deal to supply two Chinese commercial ships with high-tech energy generating sails.[MORE]
Ratepayers savings seen in solar powered lighting
A Gold Coast city councillor says solar powered street and park lighting could save ratepayers significant amounts of money and reduce environmental impacts.[MORE]
Labor promises to make subdivisions solar efficient
The ACT Government has promised to put water tanks in every public school and make new developments more solar efficient if it is re-elected.[MORE]
Fruit growers to farm sunlight
A solar energy supplier says fruit growers in SA's Riverland could turn to farming sunlight.[MORE]
'Sunshine State' outstripped on solar power
Queensland has the second lowest rate in the country of solar panel installations.[MORE]
Labor, Libs tight-lipped on $70m solar factory plan
Both major ACT political parties have given a guarded response to a Canberra company's plan to build a $70 million solar cell factory in the Territory.[MORE]
India unveils solar-powered rickshaw
It has been touted as a solution to urban India's traffic woes, chronic pollution and fossil fuel dependence, as well as an escape from backbreaking human toil.[MORE]
Queanbeyan heralds opening of new solar panel factory
A new multi-million dollar facility to manufacture solar panel technology has been opened in Queanbeyan.[MORE]
