Wind power could become a major contributor in China’s energy future, rising to 17 percent of the nation’s overall electricity mix by 2050 from just one percent today.
A U.S. company specialising in vegan food products is using solar power to supply 100% of its electricity needs.
The desert region of southern California continues to bloom with massive solar thermal power plants, providing jobs for thousands of people and generating clean electricity on arid lands once used for war games.
Fresh water is becoming a very pressing issue in Tuvalu and the island nation is turning to desalination to help avert disaster. Solar power is also being enlisted to help the country to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
The World Solar Challenge isn’t the only solar car race happening in the nation at the moment – in Western Australia, the Model Solar Challenge 2011 has kicked off.
The USA’s Campbell Soup Company says by installing a new 2.3 megawatt (MW) solar power system at its Sacramento factory, it will save about $2 million in electricity costs over 20 years, based on U.S Department of Energy forecasts.
A report released by the Energy Users Association of Australia (EUAA) has criticised solar panel based electricity generation as being expensive in terms of subsidised carbon abatement, but the findings are based on old data.
If the buzz emanating from the Solar Power International 2011 (SPI 2011) expo is anything to go by, the American solar power industry has become a champion of the U.S. economy, despite a challenging political climate for the sector.
AC solar panels are increasingly capturing attention – so what are they, how do they work and what are their reported advantages?
Recent financial data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows that global investment in solar and wind power has surged in the third quarter of 2011 (Q3 2011), despite forecast gloom on world markets over the same period.
