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From "Energy Matters"- Australia


Issue 28 - April 2009 Systems


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Renewable energy news

Victoria's Feed In Tariff "Flawed"
The Age has reported that an analysis tabled in Parliament and released to the newspaper under Freedom of Information laws found the State Government's solar feed in tariff plan would fail as an incentive and do little to cut greenhouse emissions over the next 15 years.

10 Megawatt Solar Farm For Los Angeles
Within 5 years, the Port of Los Angeles will have 10 megawatts capacity of solar panel arrays covering over 100,000 square meters.

Australia's Solar Hot Water Uptake Soaring
Australia's Environment Minister Peter Garrett recently stated that more than 6,000 Australians have already applied for the new $1,600 Federal Government solar hot water rebate under the $3.9 billion Energy Efficient Homes Package.

ATA Slams "Perverse" Victorian Feed In Tariff
According to the Alternative Technology Association, the Victorian government's proposed feed-in tariff will wipe thousands of dollars owed to homes with grid connect solar power installed.

New South Wales Questions Coal Advice
The New South Wales Government has questioned the advice of a senior Commonwealth consultant after he tabled concerns about a planned expansion of Newcastle's coal port facilities.

Solar Aid - Clean Power For The Poor
Solar Aid's vision is to make solar energy as widely available as possible to the poorest people in developing countries.

South Africa Announces Feed In Tariffs
South Africa is the latest country to offer feed in tariff incentives to stimulate uptake of renewable energy.

China's Major Solar Farm Push
Solar power equipment is already quite cheap in China as the country is home to some of the world's largest solar panel manufacturers, but the Chinese government last week launched an ambitious program that will see new solar farms dotting the landscape at an even more frenetic rate.

Poland Warms To Renewable Energy
Poland is well known for its love affair with coal. That is rapidly changing as the EU, of which Poland is member, has decreed that 15% of energy production must be from renewable sources by 2020.

Suntech Pluto - Efficiency Breakthrough
Suntech Power Holdings, the world's largest manufacturer of solar panels, has announced further details of its Pluto technology that has seen substantial improvements in solar cell conversion efficiencies.