11 May 2010 John Grimes, CEO Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES) Website: www.auses.org.au Email: CEO@auses.org.au The latest Australian Solar Institute (ASI) funding for solar energy has announced five projects that will receive grants worth a total of $18.5 million. The latest grants are: • $5.0 million for a $24.1 million project run by the University of New South Wales in collaboration with Silex Solar and Suntech Power to improve the performance of screen printed solar PV cells â…
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Australian Solar Institute Funding Announced
Australian Centre for Renewable Energy – Board Appointed
By admin on May 11, 2010
11 May 2010 John Grimes, CEO Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES) Website: www.auses.org.au Email: CEO@auses.org.au The Australian Government today announced the appointment of the seven member inaugural Board of the Australian Centre for Renewable Energy (ACRE). The ACRE Board Members are: • Chair – Professor Mary O’Kane, NSW Chief Scientist and Scientific Engineer • Dr Bruce Godfrey, Chair of the Australian Solar Institute Research Advisory Committee and a member of the AusIndust…
Renewable Energy Future Fund Announced
By admin on May 11, 2010
11 May 2010 John Grimes, CEO Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES) Website: www.auses.org.au Email: CEO@auses.org.au The Australian Government will commit $652.5 million over four years to establish a Renewable Energy Future Fund to support Australia's response to climate change. The Fund will provide additional support: * for the development and deployment of large and small scale renewable energy projects, for example further investments in geothermal, solar and wave energy; and * to enh…
Solar Flagship Shortlist Announced
By admin on May 11, 2010
11 May 2010 John Grimes, CEO Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES) Website: www.auses.org.au Email: CEO@auses.org.au The Australian Government has announced eight projects that will be invited to participate in the second stage of assessment for Round One of the $1.5 billion Solar Flagships Program. The shortlisted projects will share up to $15 million in feasibility funding going into the second stage of assessment: Solar photovoltaic o AGL Energy proposes a multi-site project using thin f…