A media release from the Clean Energy Council of Australia today announced the good news that almost 85 companies including Infigen, Grocon, and The Body Shop have signed a joint statement backing a price on carbon; The Business Statement “As major Australian and international  corporations and representative associations operating across

The Sunshine Coast has expanded and progressed rapidly in the last 10 years, and of course our population growth is reflected in a direct proportion to our carbon emissions. As a result the Sunshine Coast City Council has been concerned about how to reduce our both our carbon footprint and

The most commonly used solar panels today are the mono-crystalline type, which offers the highest power to size ratio with slower degeneration. Compared to others the mono-crystalline can produce double the total output for longer duration. They are slightly more costly than the others but the extra power produced makes

After a major makeover the historical Brisbane Convention Centre is now turning green! Thanks to receiving a $130 million budget for the convention centre’s transformation, the landmark will soon boast green technology in every aspect possible. The green improvements have passed international benchmarks, with the highest 5 star green environmental

Energy and Water Minister Stephen Robertson told Parliament that the state is entering a huge milestone in its attempt to double the use of solar power in Queensland. Currently the state’s solar usage is powering ahead, increasing more than 80% in just one year. The massive increase is largely thanks

The Australian Government’s recent attempts to convince the Australian public of the benefits to them of the carbon tax have been largely unsuccessful due to a lack of concrete data to back it up. But finally this week some strong leadership and straight talking has helped their cause. During a

Nth Queensland may become home to one of Australia’s major clean energy hubs if a $1.5 bn proposal to connect the remote mining region to the national energy grid gets the green light…… In exciting news for renewable energy companies and the Qld economy, the A$1.5bn “Copper Spring” project is

The Brisbane City Council is living up to its credentials as one of the greenest cities in Australia with the announcement of a 15 year renewable energy contract which will help reduce Brisbane’s carbon footprint to half of its 2000 emission levels by 2012. The council has already received bids

If you have been considering installing solar panels for your business, but have hesitated now that the Qld Premium feed in tariff has been capped to systems of 5KWh only, we’d like to reassure you that even without that income generating potential solar systems are still capable of giving you 

As the annual Sunshine Coast World Environment Day kicks off tomorrow from 9am-4pm at the University of the Sunshine Coast, organisers have been gearing up to educate and inform roughly 5,000 expected participants. With over 70 exhibitors, the festival is an excellent forum to inform and educate Sunshine Coast residents

With many industrial businesses being concerned about not only their rising electricity prices but also the uncertainty about the carbon tax pricing it is not surprising that Premier Solar Qld has had a number of mid size solar panel installations this month, with this 9.69KWh one in Brisbane being a

Premier Solar is a passionate supporter of environmental initiatives, and we support the work of the Sunshine Coast Environmental Council who do a fantastic job of encouraging all of us who live on the beautiful Sunshine Coast to care about the environment and do our best to keep it clean

In good news for Sunshine Coast residents, the local council has announced that no Planning Approval is now needed for Solar Panel rooftop installations, and that it may or may not be needed for ground based installations. The Sunshine Coast Council is striving to encourage its residents to embrace alternative

We are pleased to announce that our Sunshine Coast operations have expanded to not only include Nth West Brisbane through to Gympie, but we now also have a new team in place in Hervey Bay to provide expert solar power solutions to the whole Fraser Coast region as well. To

We were hoping to be able to take orders up till the end of May, but we have had a huge demand this month from people wanting to ensure that their solar PV systems are installed before the solar multiplier drops to 3 after June 30th cut off date. So

The Queensland Government’s Solar Bonus Scheme is one of the most generous in Australia and has helped to make switch to solar energy much more affordable for many families since it was introduced in 2008. Since the Scheme was introduced, Solar usage in Queensland has boomed, with a massive increase

Climate Change Minister Greg Combet had a lot of news to announce regarding reductions to solar panel subsidies today! While we had known for some time that the solar multiplier would be reduced from 5- 4 from July 1st it was a surprise to hear that it will now be

Well there were some big government announcements in the paper today that is both good and bad news for those wanting to see increased renewable energy use in Australia…..The bad news is that the federal government will accelerate cuts to subsidies for home solar panels from July, phasing them out