Australian Government Media Announcements

TITLE: Sustainable Industry Research Centre Energy Efficient Homes plan Grace Garrett Kimberley strategic assessment Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme - Transcript 17 April 2009
PORTFOLIO: Environment, Water, Heritage and the ArtsURL: http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/tr20090417.html
SNIPPET: You are here: &raquo Transcripts. It is terrific to be here at the University of [South Australia] to announce the launch of this important Sustainable Industry Research Centre and to hear particularly from the industry itself the impact the Government's policies are having on building a successful and vibrant solar industry in Australia and also the potential for increasing employment and increasing deployment of solar, not only here in South Australia, but right around the country. We'd like to see up to 300,000 households through the Energy Efficient Homes plan take up solar hot water.

TITLE: Media release from Resources, Energy and Tourism Portfolio
PORTFOLIO: Resources, Energy and Tourism
URL:http://minister.ret.gov.au/thehonmartinfergusonmp/pages/ministerthanksattendeesforpositiveinauguralglobalcarboncapturestorageinstitutemeeting.aspx
SNIPPET: The Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP. The International Energy Agency forecasts that world energy demand will increase by 45% between 2006 and 2030 and despite the rising importance of renewable energy, fossil fuel use, especially coal, will continue to grow throughout this period. They are in fact complementary responses to the challenge we face.

Solar testing centre open for business

$1.2m puts the solar in Adelaide Solar City

Solar policy trapped in the state shadowlands

All sides of politics agree that a German-style national feed-in tariff to encourage rooftop solar power makes sense. But the idea is going nowhere. PETER MARES explains why

Solar power station for Alice Springs

The Federal Government will fund half of a $6.6 million solar power station to be built in Alice Springs as part of the Australian Government's Alice Solar City project.

Speaking at the 3rd International Solar Energy Society conference in Sydney the Environment Minister Peter Garrett announced $3.3 million in Federal funding for the project.

Massive solar power station on the cards for Canberra

4/09/2008 - The ACT Labor government will move ahead with plans to build a massive solar power station capable of powering 10,000 homes if re-elected next month.

Chief Minister Jon Stanhope says a study commissioned by the government and power company ActewAGL had determined that a solar plant appeared feasible.

Japanese team tout solar-powered cargo ship

By author@nospam.vnunet.com (BusinessGreen.com Staff) on supply-chain

BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen, Wednesday 27 August 2008 at 13:06:00

Could your Prius soon be delivered using solar power?

We've had solar powered cars and even solar powered planes, but now engineers in Japan have revealed they are working a solar powered cargo ship....

Capturing solar energy from asphalt pavements

By Roland Piquepaille

Massachusetts researchers have found a new method for capturing solar energy. They're using heat from asphalt and other paved surfaces to produce electricity. Through asphalt, 'the researchers are developing a solar collector that could turn roads and parking lots into ubiquitous -- and inexpensive -- sources of electricity and hot water.' This is an excellent idea because parking lots stay hot at night -- at least during summer -- and 'could continue to generate energy after the sun goes down, unlike traditional solar-electric cells.' Furthermore, there is no need to find land to build solar farms. Finally, there would be another advantage. Unlike rooftop solar panels, solar collectors in roads and parking lots would be invisible. Now it remains to...

Australia should strive for energy diversity:GM strategist

13/8/08:

Australia should look to emerging technologies including solar power and biomass fuels to run the cars of the future, a General Motors strategist says.

Diversification of fuel sources is the key to lessening Australia's reliance on petrol imports, says GM vice president Larry Burns.