Monthly Archives: July, 2011
Barnett says tax will slug WA households
PERTH, July 13 AAP July 13 2011, 1:52PM West Australian households will be slugged an extra $115 a year on their electricity bills because of the federal government’s carbon tax, Premier Colin Barnett says. The tax will cost energy supplier Verve about $250 million a year and that will mean average household power bills will [...]
The federal government will set up a $10 billion fund to invest in clean and renewable energy as part of its carbon pricing package
July 12th, 2011 · The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will be run by an independent but government-appointed chair and a board comprising experts in banking, investment management and renewable energy. It will invest $10 billion over five years from 2013/14 in businesses seeking funds to get innovative renewable and clean energy proposals up and [...]
Federal Government, Greens set up $3.2b renewable energy fund
AN INDEPENDENT authority has been established to manage $3.2 billion of renewable energy funding. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will disperse funds as it sees fit in order to best support renewable energy research, development, commercialisation and demonstration, Australian Greens deputy leader Christine Milne said today. “It has been obvious for years that renewable [...]
How to find the Best PV Modules
It’s hard to find the right module on the market with more than 700 manufacturers offering more than several thousand module types. Apart from size, solar photovoltaic modules all look the same and you cannot tell their quality. The difference between good and poor quality modules reveal themselves only over time. If your investing in [...]