http://www.energymatters.com.au/news/ Get the latest renewable energy news from Australia and abroad from Energy Matters Copyright (c) Energy Matters PHP RSS Feed Class, (c) 2005 Joshua Dechant <dechantj@pop.belmont.edu> http://feedvalidator.org/docs/rss2.html Sat, 25 May 2013 09:13:44 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3758 A team from University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science recently won first place in a 2012 World Cerebral Palsy Day competition for their solar powered wheelchair design. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3758 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3758 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3757 California’s GlassPoint Solar has taken their unique solar power enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technology to the Middle East. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3757 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3757 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3756 Tasmania's AgFest Field Days 2013 drew a huge crowd again this year and one of those attendees will soon be the proud owner of a free solar power system. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3756 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3756 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3755 As the world increasingly moves towards renewable energy; it will need many individual energy storage locations distributed across the grid to address issues of variability in electricity production. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3755 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3755 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3754 Some Australian businesses installing commercial scale solar power systems can now source electricity cheaper than from the mains grid. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3754 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3754 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3753 The USA's new Energy Secretary, Ernest Moniz, has been sworn in. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3753 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3753 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3752 New U.S. research into storing compressed air in underground caverns could lead to improved uptake of utility scale wind power in America’s Northwest. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3752 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3752 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3748 Energy Matters is commencing stage one of Australia’s largest purely privately funded rooftop solar array for Bidvest. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3748 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3748 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3750 A discussion paper recently published by the Energy Supply Association of Australia (ESAA) has been shot down by industry commentators. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3750 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3750 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3751 The prelude to a potential solar trade war playing out in the European Union will be closely observed locally due to a push in Australia by some to impose tariffs on Chinese solar panels. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3751 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3751 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3749 Wind power will provide electricity for America’s last remaining nuclear weapons assembly and dis-assembly facility. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3749 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3749 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3746 An article published in the Sydney Morning Herald has raised the hackles of small scale solar panel system owners and solar businesses in Australia. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3746 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3746 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3747 A new solar cell printer installed at CSIRO in Clayton, Victoria is now cranking out A3-sized flexible solar cells. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3747 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3747 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3745 It's looking increasingly like the best time to go solar in Tasmania is right now. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3745 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3745 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3744 U.S. retail giant Walmart has announced the completed installation of rooftop solar power systems on eight of its stores across Massachusetts. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3744 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3744 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3742 Many in Port Augusta and elsewhere are mourning the passing of the City's firebrand Mayor, Joy Baluch, who lost her battle with cancer on Tuesday.  Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3742 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3742 Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3743 An ambulance service in England has installed solar panels on all its new Rapid Response Vehicles (RRV). Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3743 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3743 Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3741 Research published in industry journal Advanced Materials shows organic single-junction solar cells have now reached efficiency levels of ten percent. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3741 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3741 Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3740 South Korea’s largest automaker, Hyundai, announced last week it will install the nation's largest rooftop photovoltaic power plant at its manufacturing factory in Asan, Korea. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3740 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3740 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3739 Australia's Clean Energy Council has expressed disappointment in last night's Budget, stating more than $600 million of funding for clean energy projects has been put in jeopardy. Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3739 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3739 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3738 The world’s most ambitious concentrated solar power (CSP) project is set to proceed in the Middle East and North Africa under a revised plan from the internationally-backed Climate Investment Funds (CIF). Energy Matters <max@energymatters.com.au> http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=3738 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3738 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT