Governor General: Solar energy technology must be improved  

While some might say that the position of Governor General is an anachronistic relic of the colonial age which should be abolished as part of a move to a Republic (I remain hoepful that Rudd and Malcolm will conspire to make this a reality), then outgoing incumbent has made a poublic statement that makes sense - solar is our best prospective energy source.

Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffrey has stepped into the energy debate, saying solar power is Australia's best prospect of securing a large-scale clean and sustainable energy source. Speaking at a Future Summit in Sydney, he suggested water, food and the environment would be among Australia's top issues in 50 years time, and that all three were linked to plentiful and reasonably priced energy. ...

"The Australian scientists suggest that they could meet the total energy needs of Australia with a solar panel array of around 50 kilometres squared," he said. "How to store and then distribute that energy remains the technical problem requiring rapid resolution."