Rising electricity prices aren’t the only financial sting associated with Australia’s current power generation status quo. Coal is costing us $2.6 billion annually in terms of health states a new report.
The U.S. wind power industry has hit a significant milestone: 50 gigawatts of electricity generation capacity.
A researcher at the University of Houston (UH) has developed a special coating for solar panel glass that enhances its self cleaning properties and assists in keeping solar modules operating at their peak efficiency.
U.S. based Silent Falcon UAS Technologies has unveiled its solar electric unmanned aerial system (UAS) at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) conference in Las Vegas.
The U.S. Office of Naval Research has awarded aerospace giant Lockheed Martin a $3 million contract to develop solar power/fuel cell technology for the U.S. Marines.
Switzerland’s SolarSuperState Association has published its new global rankings for cumulative wind energy and solar panel capacity.
After a couple of particularly challenging months for the company, Suntech has announced it has delivered more than one gigawatt of solar panels to customers throughout North and South America as of the end of July.
The fur flew on Tuesday after Prime Minister Julia Gillard said rapidly rising electricity prices were a threat to the Australian economy.
Virginia reports on solar to the rescue during India’s massive blackout, solar to be cheaper than brown coal by 2030, the Australian Solar Institute providing funding for research into solar solutions for rural areas and the Saphonian – a wind turbine without blades
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for $7 billion worth of locally generated, renewable and alternative energy through power purchase agreements.
