Westinghouse Solar has released a new do-it-yourself rooftop solar power system the company says can be bought off the shelf and installed at home, reducing the cost of solar energy for households.
Beyond Zero Emissions is lobbying for a solar thermal power plant to be constructed at Port Augusta in South Australia. If the initiative goes ahead, it will be the first facility of its kind in Australia.
The recent spending spree in the U.S. on renewable energy support hasn’t been without its critics; but as has been pointed out repeatedly, fossil fuels and nuclear energy have enjoyed a gravy train of subsidisation for decades.
This month saw the 26th annual European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (26th EU PVSEC), an event which drew over 40,000 PV professionals from around the world.
While car manufacturers have made some headway in building vehicles with anti-zombie features, these are only useful in small breakouts. What if a full-blown zombie apocalypse* should occur? Enter the solar powered, all-terrain vehicle – ApocalypseEV.
A report into the future deployment of renewable energy in the UK from the government’s Energy and Climate Change Committee has recommended swift action on establishing a European “super” power grid.
U.S. retail giant Walmart has announced it will install solar panels on 60 more of its stores in California and its solar initiative has already saved the company a million dollars in electricity costs.
Spanish construction company Isolux Corsan says it has successfully completed building the UK’s biggest photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant – accomplished in a timeline of just 10 weeks.
The U.S. installed 314 MW of PV in the second quarter of 2011, 69% more than Q2 2010.
The Sustainable Energy Association of Australia (SEA) has continued its call against re-mergers in Western Australia’s energy industry, a possibility flagged by the Barnett government.
