SolarDay - SolarDay lives! John Reed the founder of SolarDay Worldwide is tenaciously continuing to work towards cementing the program as a truly national and international event in 2014. He has tirelessly worked to gain the sponsorship and corporate investment needed to make this worthy event a very long-term, inter-generational initiative. We applaud John Reed’s community building and private enterprise approach, taking many years to make his idea a valuable contribution to the evolving …
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Solarday 2012
Australian Solar Energy Society and Renewable Energy Costs
By admin on February 9, 2012
Renewable Energy Costs Decreasing - Interesting Times Ahead The Australian Solar Energy Society [AuSES] executive and Board members are fully aware that 2012 and 2013 will be a chaotic time of change for the world community as far as our economic relationship with energy goes. Fair Price for Solar Energy John Grimes, CEO of AuSES at the National Conference Dinner last December made the point that a fair price for solar is the main objective for the industry in the short term, but governments are…
Energising South East Asia Conference | Renewable Energy Investments
By admin on February 10, 2011
The Energising South East Asia Conference and Exhibition will be the largest sustainable energy expo ever held in Western Australia and is shaping up to be the largest expo to showcase renewable energy and energy efficiency ever held in Australia. [caption id="attachment_1463" align="alignright" width="320" caption="Energising SEA | Renewable Energy Investments"][/caption] Around the world, growth in renewable energy investments are now greater than any other form of energy source. Global…
Solar Energy Programs Cutback
By admin on January 29, 2011
Solar Energy Programs have been cut back drastically once again, this time to pay for the floods. The Australian Prime Minister has just announced cuts totalling $495 million to offset flood reconstruction budget spending. John Grimes, CEO, Australian Solar Energy Society reports on the solar energy programs affected: Cuts are targeted at: Solar Flagships The Solar Hot Water Rebate The Solar Homes and Communities Program (more…)…