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Solar Insights: Why government has failed at solar
The federal Government’s Solar Flagships program has been so useless it has tarnished the image of large scale solar: Plus, a solar PPA is signed, Canberra still fails to understand significance of rooftop PV, and why Japan is the land of the rising sun.6 -
Five things we learned … about day one of the carbon price
The earth keeps spinning, and so do the politicians; Abbott will axe the tax, but will he ice the price; what price is best; how Carbon Sunday was preceded by Bailout Friday; and how the carbon price compares to alcohol and tobacco taxes, and household spending on mobiles and fast food. -
Silex Systems sees CPV costs below 10c/kWh
Silex Systems believes that the levellised cost of energy for its unique concentrating solar PV technology can fall below 10c/kWh within a few years – making it cost competitive with a range of competing technologies such as wind and peaking gas. The prediction was made by Silex Systems CEO Dr Michael Goldsworthy at the official […] -
It’s time to redesign the world’s energy markets
Leading utilities concede that renewables – and the merit order effect – are placing unbearable strains on conventional electricity markets. Is it time to start from scratch? – a conclusion also reached in a study that shows the world’s biggest economy could be powered almost entirely by renewables. -
How to power a continent with wind and solar
Europe’s leading industrials are throwing their weight behind an ambitious plan to tap into the solar and wind resources of north Africa and the Middle East. They say this could help cut emissions from energy by 95 per cent by 2050. Meanwhile, Ireland plots a new major export industry – wind to England.
