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$8,000 Rebate to Boost Solar Power Uptake
In the May 2007 budget, the Treasurer Peter Costello announced a doubling of the solar power rebate to $8,000 for owner-occupied houses. This move has seen the number of rebate applications grow by over 500%. Read more...
Hot Water When You Turn on the Tap
If your shower or other outlet is a long way from your hot water system, you probably have to run the tap for a long time before hot water starts to flow. This can waste litres of water every day - something we can't afford during Australia's current water crisis.
However, a simple device solves the problem. Read more...
Power Prices Could Rise by up to 50 percent
When you install a grid-connected solar power system, you are effectively paying for your next 30 years of electricity at today's prices. With current government incentives, such a system will generate power at around 10 cents per unit over the life of the PV array - estimated to be in excess of 30 years. Read more...
$1,000 Rebate on Solar Hot water Reduces Price to Almost Zero
In certain states of Australia, qualifying people can pick up a top-of-the-range Conergy solar hot water system for a few hundred dollars thanks to a new Federal Government subsidy.
Households with a combined income of less than $100,000 a year who replace an electric hot water heater qualify for the rebate of $1,000. In NSW, for example, they also receive $800 from the State government and over $1,000 in Renewable Energy Certificates. Read more ...
Producing Water From Thin Air
"All I need is the air that I breathe..." Australians could soon be humming that old Hollies hit as they drink pure water made from moisture in the atmosphere. Read more...
WaterFresh Provides Clean Solution to Sewage Treatment Near Great Barrier Reef
Sunrise 1770 is a unique totally sustainable development of some 300 high value lots atop the coastal sand dunes adjacent to Springs Beach immediately south of Agnes Waters in Queensland.
One major challenge was to provide a water and wastewater system which would cope with the envisioned highly variable population, slow overall development infill and short duration high peak loads.
The solution to this challenge was the adoption of the WaterFresh technology as it provided a system which could be turned on and off, with no likely impacts to the environment. Read more...