The sudden and retrospective wind-back of the NSW solar bonus scheme has created uncertainty and fear in the roof top solar industry across Australia. Last Friday, the new O’Farrell Coalition Government stunned the sector with an announcement that it would retrospectively cut the solar feed-in tariff paid to an estimated 120,000 households and rural properties. The changes - still to pass parliament - potentially leave people who have signed contracts and installed roof top solar panels half a billion dollars out of pocket. The industry says thousands of jobs are on the line, and the move exposes the government to threats of legal action for breach of contract.
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Future is bright for high efficiency rooftop solar technologies | Beyond Zero Radio for Climate Solutions
Beyond Zero’s Anthony and Matthew recap four recent interviews on rooftop solar technology - Tindo Solar, Solar Junction, Solarus and Tractile Solar.
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Science Friday Audio Podcast
New Program Spurs Solar Development on Public Land — The plan identifies 285,000 acres of public land in six Western states for solar energy projects.
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What will capture the renewable energy market: wind or solar? - Saturday Breakfast RN - 7 May 2011
In Australia it feels natural to look to the skies for our renewable energy needs. We are, after all, the ‘sunburnt country’. But in the race to capture the renewable energy market, it’s been wind, not solar, at the front of the race. Now solar is back in the game in a serious way. So what will be the future of clean energy in Australia? Wind or solar?
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/saturdayextra/stories/2011/3209935.htm