As part of their election commitments, the Greens have pledged to kick off programs to support community-based renewables.
The party has announced a $265.2m initiative to support community-owned renewable energy projects across Australia. The initiative comprises three elements; a $150 million Community Energy Powerhouses Start-Up fund, a $102.9 Solar Communities fund, and a further $2 million in annual funding for Community Power Networks.
Canberra is the latest Australian city to trial the Bigbelly solar powered bin.
Announced by Minister for Transport and Municipal Services Meegan Fitzharris last week, the 12 month trial of three solar-powered self-compacting rubbish bins will occur at Campbell 5 in Campbell, Kingston Foreshore and Link Park at Wright.
Participants in New South Wales’ gross solar feed in tariff program may be in for a very nasty electricity bill shock if they don’t take action soon.
There are more than 23 million solar panels installed in Australia – one for every man, woman and child in the country – but what’s going to happen to them when they reach end of their life? EcoGeneration talks to a company that thinks it has the answer.
The uptake of solar panels in Australia in the past decade or so has outstripped even the most ambitious predictions. Thanks to the falling prices and generous incentives of the ‘solar boom’, we now have around 1.5 million small-scale solar power systems in the country – the highest number of installations per inhabitant in the world.