Wed, 10 March 2010
Queensland’s Solar Hot Water Program will no longer go ahead owing to the withdrawal of Federal funding.
The program relied on the $1,600 Federal Government Solar Hot Water Initiative to offer installation of a solar hot water system or heat pump for $100 to eligible pensioners and $500 to all other eligible households.
However, the recent decision by the Federal Government to reduce the solar hot water rebate from $1600 to $1000 and further reduce the heat pump rebate from $1000 to $600, meant that the Queensland State budget would have had to cover a $100 million dollar gap to meet the original program target of providing 200,000 homes with affordable solar hot…
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Wed, 10 March 2010
The World Wind Energy Association has joined a host of leading clean energy organisations in support of EcoGen 2010, the premier clean energy industry event of 2010.
Tue, 9 March 2010
Moreton Bay Regional Council has embarked upon a $3 million project to capture methane gas emissions from landfill sites at Bunya, Caboolture and Dakabin in southeast Queensland.
Tue, 9 March 2010
WestWind Energy has taken its Moorabool Wind Project to the next stage, lodging plans with the Moorabool Shire Council.
Tue, 9 March 2010
Renewable energy resources account for seven per cent of total national energy generation, according to Australia’s first comprehensive assessment of its energy resources, the
Australian Energy Resource Assessment.
Mon, 8 March 2010
The Victorian Environment and Natural Resources Committee has conducted an inquiry into the approvals process for renewable energy projects in Victoria, labelling the state sub-par.
