Fukushima may have disappeared from mainstream media headlines for the most part, but its radioactive shadow still lingers on in the minds of many Americans close to one year after the event.
The American concentrated solar power (CSP) sector will be promoted via a new industry lobby group, the Concentrating Solar Power Alliance (CSPA).
In news reports in recent years concerning Iran where the word ‘energy’ is used, it’s usually been preceded by the word ‘nuclear’. But Iran is also pursuing the development of other forms of energy such as wind and solar power.
SMA America has announced its solar inverters are to be used in what will be the world’s largest operational solar PV electricity generation facility.
With utility bills costing up to $18 million annually, Edwards Air Force Base has had three solar farms constructed on its grounds in order to cut electricity costs.
A new process developed at the USA’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) could possibly remove one of the greatest costs associated with manufacturing silicon solar panels and help bring the cost of solar power generally even closer to that of coal or gas sooner.
The sharp slump in solar PV prices has caused a dramatic re-evaluation of the technology cost and potential by the world’s largest energy consumers – the US, China, and India – over the last three months.
Professor Michael Grätzel will be presented with the 2012 Albert Einstein World Award Of Science from the World Cultural Council for his invention and further development of Dye Solar Cell (DSC) technology.
The American government says planned increases in spending on offshore wind farms will help wean the country off foreign oil and help take better advantage of a vast renewable energy resource.
With parts of NSW expecting flooding over the coming days, Fair Trading Minister Anthony Roberts has reminded New South Wales residents whose homes are damaged by storms to take care if their house has a solar power system installed.
