Australia

A possible recovery will also be tackled.

The Australian Climate Change Authority (CCA) has released a report advising the government to lower the

Funds worth US$83 million have been made available for collaborative solar projects between Australian and US researchers.

80MW solar power for central Queensland.

Phase-out of solar credits mechanism.

Greg Combet, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, announced the phase-out of the Solar Credits

Renewable energy generation up to 370MW.

South Australia's pricing regulator is recommending an 8.1% cut to power bills.

Australia will consider selling uranium to India during the ongoing state visit of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to India.

The 10-megawatt Greenough River Solar Farm, Australia's biggest solar project comprising 150,000 photovoltaic panels, has opened.

A report indicated that Australia is not yet ready for commercial geothermal production, although an expansion in production capacity of over 0.075GW will be achieved by 2022.

Australia-based CBD Energy will launch its portfolio of renewable energy businesses in the US during the Solar Power International conference in Orlando.

Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the equipment for a gas engine based expansion to the McArthur River zinc mine power plant in Australia’s Northern Territory. The project is being undertaken by EDL NGD (NT) Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of the international energy company, Energy Developments Ltd (EDL), who will sell the electricity generated by the plant to McArthur River Mining Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Xstrata plc, the international mining resources company.

Coal-rich Australia says it installed 785 megawatts of rooftop solar power in 2012, making it world leader in this category.

The second unit of the 550MW gas-fired Mortlake Power Station in Victoria has been commissioned, signalling its formal completion.

Ratch-Australia will spend US$1.1 billion in the next three years buying power plants and building wind farms.