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  • CSIRO printer delivers faster, bigger, solar cells

    May 17, 2013 - no Comments

    A solar cell consortium has installed a new solar cell printer at the CSIRO which produces paper-thin flexible plastic solar cells, 10 times bigger than traditional cells, which are printed

  • CSIRO develops “solar sponge”

    February 14, 2013 - no Comments

    A “solar sponge’ has been developed by the CSIRO which can capture carbon dioxide (CO2) and release it after exposure to the sun. The development creates a process that allows

  • Infigen turns to solar

    November 28, 2012 - no Comments

    Wind farm developer, Infigen Energy says Australia and the United States are showing better immediate prospects for solar projects than wind farms, Infigen Energy managing director Miles George says until

  • Australia leads solar panel installation

    November 28, 2012 - no Comments

    Australia installed more solar panels than any other country last year and by 2030 solar and wind could become the cheapest energy source for retail users in Australia. A new

  • Earlier phase out for solar credits

    November 21, 2012 - no Comments

    The Federal government has announced the phase-out of the Solar Credits mechanism will happen six months earlier than originally planned. Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Mr Greg Combet

  • Can solar manipulate rainfall, asks CSIRO

    November 13, 2012 - no Comments

    A CSIRO study will look at the whether rainfall can be manipulated by the design of solar power plants such as the proposed 250 hectare Nyngan solar plant. Climate scientist

  • Solar thermal at Pt Augusta needs $65 million

    November 9, 2012 - no Comments

    Alinta Energy says the Federal Government needs to pledge $65 million to create a solar thermal energy plant at Port Augusta in South Australia. Jeff Dimery, chief executive of Alinta

  • Solar map looks at electorates

    November 9, 2012 - no Comments

    A solar map of Australian electorates has revealed politicians may need to look in their own back yard about their policy on solar. The Australian Solar Council, the Solar Energy

  • Polynesian territory to set renewable record

    October 31, 2012 - no Comments

    The small Polynesian territory of Tokelau in the central Pacific is about to set a renewable energy record. The territory consisting of three atolls north of Samoa, will be create

  • SA enquiry into solar thermal

    October 26, 2012 - no Comments

    The South Australian government has supported a motion to establish a parliamentary inquiry into solar thermal energy. The inquiry will look at a proposal to replace Alinta Energy’s Northern and