Remove solar hot water from renewable energy target

Half of all Renewable Energy Certificates generated come from solar hot water and not renewable energy such as photovoltaic panels.

By Ian Christesen The Federal Government’s chop and change approach to renewable energy policy is causing uncertainty and the stalling of cleaner energy projects. Everyone knows that solar hot water is not a renewable energy source however Minister for Climate Change and Water, Penny Wong has included solar hot water and heat pumps as … [Read more...]

A complex clock of acronyms

If a clock can't keep accurate time, it is pointless describing how its cog wheels mesh together

As the Australia Institute rightly points out: “ If a clock can't keep accurate time, it is pointless describing how its cog wheels mesh together”. That’s their way of describing the complex structure created around the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target (MRET) and its inability to measure the amount of renewable energy being produced … [Read more...]