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A new economic impact study has found wind power provided an employment boom and is set to add billions in revenue for the state of

Newly-minted Minister for the Environment and Energy, Josh Frydenberg,  has announced the next meeting of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy Council will be

Recent analysis by Frost & Sullivan says revenues from the global residential, commercial, industrial and public project solar market will reach USD $179.13 billion in

Children in Queensland have been busy assembling solar lights that are then sent to other children in Papua New Guinea. It’s one of the very

A full-scale version of Facebook’s huge Aquila solar powered drone has successfully completed its first test flight in Yuma, Arizona. We first reported on Aquila

Another “green” vehicle to add to our collection of pedal/electric and solar power assisted car-cycle stories –  PEBL. Powered by a 750 watt electric motor,

A new study out of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found solar-LED lighting could create 2 million jobs in developing nations – and it’s already

The Obama Administration has announced a new goal that would see 1 gigawatt of solar installed for low and moderate income families in the US

Recharging an electric bus in just 15 seconds seems a bit far fetched – but ABB has the technology and now its first contract. ABB

Researchers from Australia’s Griffith University have discovered a new mechanism for improving the light harvesting properties of certain nanomaterials. It’s a breakthrough they say could