Author: Energy Matters

A statement made by Prime Minister Abbott on Monday should be sending chills down the spines of all renewable energy supporters in Australia.

According to AGL’s CEO, gas prices on Australia’s east coast could skyrocket soon.

Researchers have successfully developed devices to convert infrared radiation into light usable by solar cells.

According to researchers at Queen Mary University of London and Imperial College London, pop and rock music can improve the efficiency of solar cells.

When it comes to anti-wind farm sentiment; many roads lead to the Waubra Foundation – and some of the roads from there lead to fossil fuel interests say the Greens.

It’s becoming increasingly clear that should the carbon tax should be axed, any relief in electricity prices may not occur as soon or be as significant as electricity consumers may hope.

Terrajoule has raised USD $11.5 million in a Series A round of funding for its distributed energy generation and energy storage solution.

A recent RFI from NASA calls for information on suppliers able to produce solar sail systems suitable for use with CubeSats.

Microsoft has announced a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to buy all of the energy produced by the 110MW Keechi Wind Farm project.

Copper oxide was one of the first materials used in solar cells, but fell by the wayside due to issues with efficiency. It may make a return.