The Timber Wind Turbine Tower
More steel is being used in the wind energy industry than in shipbuilding – it’s expensive and the production of steel is carbon intensive. Enter the timber wind turbine tower.
20 Year Old Kyocera Solar Panel System Still Powering Along
A Kyocera solar panel based system installed in 1992 has lost very little of its efficiency since the day it was installed.
O’Farrell’s Renewables Goal ‘Realistic, But Plan Is A Dud’
Greens NSW MP John Kaye says a draft Renewable Energy Action Plan for New South Wales fails to call off the O’Farrell government’s war on rooftop solar and wind power.
Portable Sunlight To Assist Solar Cell Development
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the development of a laser-based solar simulator to be used in testing the performance of solar cells.
South Australian Wind Power – It’s Heaps Good
It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good they say and that was certainly the case in South Australia earlier this week when wind power generated more than half the state’s electricity.
UNSW, Suntech and Hanwha Solar Collaborate
Technology being developed at the University of New South Wales to improve the efficiency of silicon solar cells has grabbed the attention of two of the world’s largest solar panel manufacturers.
Canberra Goes Solar In A Big Way
Spanish company FRV has been awarded a project to develop a 20MW solar panel based electricity generation facility in the Australian Capital Territory.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 73 – September 5, 2012
Virginia reports on the Victorian Government’s slashing of the state’s solar feed in tariff, Energy Matters a major sponsor of Sustainable House Day and Australia’s energy consumption increases 3 percent
Mobile Robot Cuts The Costs Of Solar Power (Video)
California’s QBotix has unveiled a dual axis tracking system that uses mobile robots to check and position solar panels.
Victorian Solar Incentive Cut – Reactions
The new, ‘fairer’ feed-in tariff for roof-top solar panels in Victoria appears to be anything but – and the race is on for households to secure the higher rate before the deadline hits.
