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Household Assistance Package Tax Reforms
package tax
The Tax Office has released a suite of fact sheets relating to the tax changes arising from the Government’s Household Assistance Package for low and middle income families under the Clean Energy Future initiative.
Solar targets increased in China
China is already the largest producer of solar products in the world and now the government has initiated to open their domestic market. The resulting new targets will ensure China itself will represent one of the largest PV markets in the world.
Newman Cutting More Green Schemes
The Queensland State Government is pulling $75 million out of a renewable energy power project, effectively wiping out up to 400 jobs. Regional Queensland was set to be home to one of the biggest combination solar and gas power plants in the world under a $1.
Japan making solar compulsory
solar compulsory
Japan opened several solar energy parks last Sunday as a new law requiring companies to purchase renewable energy at a fixed price in a push for alternatives to nuclear power came into action.
Cairns engineer going international
Cairns
Grant Behrendorff, electrical engineer and director of Evolve Energy in Cairns, was a member of the team which developed and built a high quality model for electrifying remote Indian villages using solar power.
Job Cuts from Queensland’s Solar Bonus Scheme Reduction
Job Cuts
More than 4500 jobs could go in the next 12 months as a result of the Queensland Government’s decision to axe an incentive for people to purchase solar power systems, according to analysis commissioned by the Clean Energy Council.
Carbon price set to drive renewable energy
Carbon price
The commencement of the carbon price last Sunday represented a key step in the transformation of Australia’s energy sector, moving Australia toward a clean energy economy that will protect consumers from rising costs over the long term.
Queensland solar hot water industry takes yet another blow
The Newman Government yesterday announced yet another blow to the renewable energy industry – the closure if the solar hot water rebate. The Queensland Government says this will save $10 million over an unspecified period.