Author: Energy Matters

33,000 solar panels make up what is claimed to be Europe’s biggest rooftop solar array project.

A new study from WorldWatch Institute states solar and wind power were the leading sources of new investment in the global renewable energy sector in 2012.

U.S. Navy scientists have developed a new low-cost solar monitoring device that they say will assist in improving the efficiency of solar panels used in field equipment by military forces on active duty.

For solar households, it really pays to shop around for the best electricity retailer deals.

Thanks in part to Australia’s home solar power revolution, the prospects for new fossil fuel based power generation investment look rather bleak over the next decade in much of the nation.

An old material could be used to make dirt cheap solar panels – but don’t get too excited, it’s likely still some time before they’ll be available commercially for the home solar market.

The eagerly anticipated details of the Hyperloop transportation system have been published.

U.S. drone manufacturer AeroVironment, Inc. has achieved over 9 hours of flight with its solar Puma AE small unmanned aircraft system (UAS).

Solar supporters rejoiced after the Western Australian State Government yesterday reversed its decision to slash the feed in tariff rate for tens of thousands of solar households.

Team UOW Australia has been announced as the overall winner of the Solar Decathlon China 2013 finals.