Solar installers in NSW, Qld, Vic and SA raided their work sheds and warehouses in search of pv modules, inverters, regulators, cables and circuit breakers to donate to the cause and are packing equipment for shipping to the collection point. Cash donations have also been offered to cover the cost of freight and shipping. RF…
It’s crunch time for solar and renewables. Despite more than 80% of Australians being in favour of the Renewable Energy Target, the Federal government is trying to gut or axe it. On their return to Parliament next week, Cabinet ministers are set to decide on the government’s position on the future of solar and renewable…
“The Renewable Energy Target is under review yet again, with a real risk of dilution or complete abolition,” says Brian England, National Chairman of the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA). “In our letter to all Coalition Members of Parliament we have been very clear about SEIA’s concerns.” Brian England said: “SEIA as an organization of…
THE RET (RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGET) REVIEW AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR OUR SOLAR INDUSTRY The Federal Government has had the solar industry in its sights for a long time and now that it is in Government it is doing all it can to cripple the industry. Its hands are tied until the end of June…
Save Solar Tasmania urges less haste in implementing solar decision Save Solar Tasmania today welcomed the government’s decision to extend the existing 1:1 feed-in tariff for existing solar PV owners until January 2019. “The extension of the scheme for five years is an acknowledgement of our case for fair treatment of people who invested in…
Princeton researchers have found a simple and economical way to nearly triple the efficiency of organic solar cells, the cheap and flexible plastic devices that many scientists believe could be the future of solar power. The researchers, led by electrical engineer Stephen Chou, were able to increase the efficiency of the solar cells 175 percent…
To observe how winds move high in Earth’s atmosphere, scientists sometimes release clouds of barium as tracers to track how the material corkscrews, blows around, and changes composition in response to high altitude winds – but scientists have no similar technique to study the turbulent atmosphere of the sun. So researchers were excited in December…
“While many Queenslanders are still suffering one thing is clear, extreme weather patterns are part of the climate change pattern” said Ged McCarthy Chairman of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). “Doesn’t it seem a horrible contradiction for Prime Minister Gillard to help fund the Queensland flood levy with $500 million earmarked for renewable energy,…
Yesterday Julia Gillard said “I promise you no responsible decision-maker will be able to say next year that they need more time or more information on climate change. In 2011 there will be nowhere to hide.” Chairman of the Solar Energy Industries Association, Ged McCarthy wonders if the Prime Minister is being kept in the…
On Friday, Chairman of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Mr Ged McCarthy met with key independent and member for New England, Tony Windsor. They discussed the renewable energy industry and in particular solar power. “It was great that just after getting back from a busy sitting period in Canberra, Tony met with us at…
