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Suntech’s Australia Super Draw Winner Gets Free Electricity for Life
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SYDNEY, Australia, July 24, 2012 –/PRNewswire-Asia/ — Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world’s largest producer of solar panels, today announced the grand prize winner of its Suntech Super Draw in Australia, who will receive AUD20,000 for an eco-friendly retrofit of their home.
Aluminum foil with a solar twist
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Nanosolar has completed a 1-megawatt, ground-mounted solar panel installation at a military base in California. The company’s management are the inventors of a solar technology that prints metallic nanoparticle inks on huge rolls of aluminum foil.
Six month hold-up for retirees
hold up
Residents of a North Bundaberg retirement village are calling on Ergon Energy to connect more than 350 solar panels that have been gathering dust on their roofs for almost six months.
Yet another cut to the Solar Bonus Scheme
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A move by electricity provider TRUenergy to cut their solar rebate to Central Coast customers by 6 cents per kWh on July 1 has sparked outrage.
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Australian Energy MArket Commission solar Solar power
Over the past three years, Australia’s electricity prices have risen by an average of 35 per cent across the country. The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) estimates that average national prices will jump a further 37 per cent by 2014.
Newman accidentally boosts Queensland’s solar industry
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman must have one hell of a solar headache today. His announcement to cut the 44 cent net feed-in tariff provided the industry and solar consumers with a window of opportunity to sign up before the scheme was switched to 8 cents – and sign up they did.
ANZ Seeds of Renewal Program
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Seeds of Renewal is a grants program, supported by ANZ, which aims to contribute to building thriving communities in regional Australia. In 2012, the program will provide grants of up to $10,000 to community organisations for projects focused on creating education and employment opportunities.
Financial Boost for Veterans
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Warren Snowdon, said more than 200,000 service pensioners and war widows have received a household assistance advance payment of $250 for singles or $380 for couples combined.
Australian Businesses Taking advantage of the Carbon Tax
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Some of the nation’s most powerful business peak bodies have been taken on by the consumer watchdog over their claims that the carbon tax would cause power prices to rise by up to 20 per cent over the next year.