Energy Efficiency

Many years ago, the CSIRO developed the world’s first computer (we only recently – after extensive litigation with the kings of theft (the USA) – started receiving royalties) but this idea was squashed by politicans. Fast forward to the 1960′s and Australia boasted the oldest branch of the International Solar Energy Society. Today, despite an [...]

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The Courier Mail recently ran a politcial press release as a story, with the usual mix of spin of gain to off-set some already released or to be released counter-productive story. In this case it was the Clive Palmer coal mine touted to create thousands of jobs by the chief spruiker – who is not [...]

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SOLAR energy developers of all shape, sizes and systems are converging on Canberra this week to lodge their applications — they must be hand-delivered — for the first round of selection trials for the federal government’s $1.4 billion Solar Flagships program. The Solar Flagships is being built up to be one of the key planks [...]

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We know that alternative energy technologies have provided a way for us to harness wind and sun energy and make electric cars and low energy lighting, but there is a problem. Not so much as problem as paradox. The Middle East is known for its oil reserves,  Australia for energy resources like coal, uranium and [...]

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A former GreenPower retailer has been caught by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for receiving money from people who thought they were investing in renewable energy and spending it on other things. Global Green Plan Ltd, using the name GreenSwitch, was deregistered from the national GreenPower program in September 2008 for failing to buy [...]

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