EcoGeneration — July/August 2009
`Suits and Boots´ or the `Voice of the industry´ – ATRAA exhibitors have a myriad of names for this conference. Call it what you will, ATRAA 09 is shaping up to be the most important meeting of Australian and New Zealand solar and small-scale renewable energy players yet.
For BP Solar, ATRAA is the one event each year where installers and business – sometimes from very remote locations – can get together to learn about new products and techniques, share stories and experiences, and have a good laugh with like-minded people.
“For small-business people working often six to seven days a week, this is vital,” says BP Solar Large Commercial Projects Manager for Australasia Tony Stocken.
BP Solar recently commissioned the installation of a 110 kilowatt (kW) commercial solar PV system in New South Wales. The system was installed through the Blacktown Solar City project and features 670…
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Thu, June 25, 2009
New South Wales’ net feed-in tariff scheme, initially announced in late 2008, will pay 60 c/kWh fed back into the grid for solar panel systems up to 10 kW in size.
Wed, June 24, 2009
Changes made to the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Act will aim to reduce the burden on industry of complex greenhouse gas emissions and energy reporting arrangements.
Tue, June 23, 2009
The Federal Government’s Renewable Remote Power Generation Program (RRPGP) has been closed due to unforeseen demand.
Mon, June 22, 2009
Over 17,000 Australians could be employed in the geothermal energy industry by 2050, according to a report released by global conservation organisation WWF and the Australian Geothermal Energy Association (AGEA).
Thu, June 18, 2009
Hundreds of employees in the emerging solar photovoltaic (PV) industry face immediate layoffs as a direct result of the decision by the Senate to defer the government’s Renewable Energy Target (RET) bill, according to the Clean Energy Council (CEC).
