Author: Energy Matters

A study of the real estate market in California has found homes with rooftop solar arrays achieved better sale prices than non-solar houses.

The Australian Government has announced work is about to commence on a detailed assessment of the renewable energy potential of the Mid-West and Pilbara regions of Western Australia.

In an important milestone for Australia’s renewable energy sector, Sydney-based renewable energy CBD Energy today formally released details of a $6 billion deal to develop solar and wind energy projects throughout Australia over the next eight years.

Australian solar power solutions provider Energy Matters has unveiled a web-based counter that updates the amount of coal burned globally for electricity generation every tenth of a second, along with the carbon emissions created. The company is offering the counter application free to web site owners and bloggers.

In this episode, Virginia covers NSW electricity price hikes, a huge injection of funding for a solar power system at Kogan Creek, Schott Solar’s school initiative and Energy Matters’ coal and carbon emissions counter.

Google has announced yet another major wind power investment and Facebook is dipping its toes into solar power.

Boeing have announced their 787 Dreamliner will be the greenest jet in the skies once completed models begin rolling out of the company’s new manufacturing facility in South Carolina, which will draw 100 percent of its power from renewable energy sources.

The Tasmanian government announced a $30-million Renewable Energy Loan Scheme last week to help businesses make better use of renewable energy sources, including solar power systems.

Bosch Solar Energy has unveiled a record-breaking large-format solar cell, which delivers an impressive 19.6 percent energy conversion rate.

A recent report by the Energy Networks Association says embedded generation (EG) technologies such as smaller wind energy and solar power systems can significantly increase their share in Australia’s energy mix in the near term and that will decrease the need for additional centralised generation; and in turn, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.