An Air Force base in Hawai’i will become one of the largest solar powered communities in the USA, with solar energy systems to be installed on 600 homes at a Pearl Harbor military estate.
The recent opening of Israel’s first ground-mount solar energy plant was more like a gala awards ceremony than a standard ribbon-cutting event. The energy-starved nation says this highlights just how vital solar power infrastructure will become in the future of the Israeli energy mix.
We’ve written before about coffee companies going solar – now it’s tea’s turn.
Solar Sister is a social enterprise training and supporting women in Africa in the creation of solar micro-businesses that help address rampant energy poverty through the sale of simple solar powered lights.
The University of Utah has taken the term ‘ivy league’ to another level with the purchase of specialty solar installation that attaches to the walls of buildings and resembles the vine that covers so many elite institutes of learning.
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. has announced the launch of two new high performance solar panel models and also an extension of product warranty on all the company’s standard solar modules.
A report from the USA’s Brookings Institute has found that the nation’s booming clean energy sector offers more opportunity and better pay for many American workers than other jobs in the national economy – and also now employs more than the fossil fuel industry.
Electrical engineering students at Arizona State University are looking at ways of making solar-powered aircraft a more viable flight technology.
Further proving the point that the best time to buy solar is often “right now” given the popularity of solar rebates and incentives often results in programs being changed or axed, the ACT Government has announced its generous solar feed in tariff scheme has closed – again – to new connections. It looks like this time it’s for good.
In this episode, Virginia covers stories relating to Australia’s recent carbon tax announcement and a spotlight on El Hierro, a small Spanish island breaking free of its addiction to fossil fuels for electricity generation.
