SOLAR E NEWSLETTER

17^th October 2010

UPCOMING EVENTS:

1. The Australian Solar Energy Society

cordially invites you to a special  event on October 25th at the Australian Institute of Architects for a presentation by

TREVOR LEE “The State of Compliance for housing design in Australia. A summary of  the issues confronting the BCA and AccuRate and how professionals can make a difference in the innovation process.”

Trevor Lee is the Director of Energy Partners.  He was involved as  technical adviser to the ACT Government for the first four years of its ground breaking mandatory house energy rating scheme.  He is also  co-author of the Australian Solar Radiation Data Handbook 1995.

Also, We are planning a Solar Beers Night in early December – no  charge, just come along and enjoy a great networking event.

If you know of someone who has an interest in any aspect of solar,  engineering, science, architecture, marketing, please forward this message to them.

But best of all, Garry Baverstock and I are building towards opening a  MENTORING program for students and people in the early stages of their careers.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT   Dr Bill Parker
Solar Progress On-Line      editor@auses.org.au
www.auses.org.au0403 583 676 (Western Australia)

2.         WA Sustainable Energy Association Inc. (WA SEA)

Newly elected to the Board:  Hon Alannah MacTiernan and Peter Ferguson, Oceania Sustainability Tax and Incentives leader and Regional Cleantech leader Ernst & YoungSubject to formal approval, the Association will change its name to :

Sustainable Energy Association of Australia to reflect its national status

3.       Carbon Accounting Course –

Sydney 8-9 Nov,  Adelaide 16-17 Nov,  Perth 28-19 Nov –

Energy Corporate’s course in Carbon Management, Accounting, and Compliance course will look in detail at the National Greenhouse Energy Reporting, National Carbon offset Carbon Neutral Scheme , and at other Federal and State schemes.

Participants will learn to estimate emissions, learn what systems and skills are required to satisfy scheme requirements and compliance audits for single facilities and large portfolios. Minimising risk of non-compliance and improve productivity will also be examined. For more information please email training@energycorporate.com.au or contact the course coordinator on: 04138 66 335

4.     The Role of Timber in Energy Efficiency and Building Comfort

Design – changes to the energy efficiency provisions in the          2010 BCA

Increased stringency from 5 stars to 6 stars and more………..

Fri 19^th November 2010    Time: 8.00am-10.30am  Cost : $35       RSVP 3 November 2010

Special Guest Speaker : Dr Helen Bennetts (Architect University of Adelaide)

Lynn Gabriel-Kenworthy,Managing Director   1300 667 709

5.          Australia Geothermal Energy conference 6-19^th November, Adelaide

6.         The 4^th International Concentrated Solar Thermal Summit  15- 17^th November, Sevilla, Spain

7.          Solar 2010 Conference 1-23 December 2010  ANU Canberra

NEWS CLIPS FROM U.S.A. this week:

New Energy storage law in California

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has  signed a new law covering energy storage which will pave the way for storage and dispatch of energy as needed. Despite opposition from power providers it is considered to be an important step to integrate solar and wind energy into California’s electricity grid.

Gov. Schwarzenegger also announced projects allowing the construction of two solar installations on public land to power hundreds of thousands of homes with renewable energy.

Solar Power International 2010.

On October 13 the largest B2B solar conference and expo in North America, opened its doors to the public. A free event at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the public could browse  more than 1,100 solar product exhibitors, and attend workshops covering home installation to climate change.

President highlights Solar Energy companies

President Obama devoted much of his latest weekly radio address to the importance of creating green jobs in sectors like wind and solar energy.

Small Solar PV reliable providers of power to major utilities

Huge utility-scale solar projects in the deserts of California have won slow approval from state and federal regulators. But smaller solar photovoltaic installations may collectively offer similar promise for increasing the amount of renewable power on the grid.

Bus garages in Ohio get solar rooftops

The largest solar rooftop array in Ohio has been installed by the Regional Transit Authority. The solar rooftop on the bus garages at the authority’s headquarters is expected to produce about 486,

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