As Australia’s energy debate heats up, some politicians are calling for cleaner and more efficient coal power stations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The growth of photovoltaic (PV) technology around the world continues, and the global success story has now reached a further milestone: 300 gigawatts (GWp) of total installed solar power capacity around the world. This was announced by the German Solar Association (BSW-Solar) in Berlin, on the basis of their own calculations.

A feature on RealEstate.com.au launched late last year may give solar power system owners who are selling their homes an edge over competing listed properties.

Dark echoes of the past have surfaced with calls from the Coalition’s far right to scrap the renewable energy target. The timing coincides with the newly installed backwards-looking US administration which, with a sweep of the pen, is dismantling clean energy initiatives as fast as it is ushering in a series of dubious coal and gas projects. The last thing Australian industry needs is a return to uncertainty over clean energy targets caused by a marginalised, embittered past PM with a small band of flat earth supporters.