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25% Of Scotland’s Electricity From Renewable Energy
According to a report from Scotland’s government, over a quarter of the country’s electricity needs now come from renewable energy sources.
December 29, 2010
According to a report from Scotland’s government, over a quarter of the country’s electricity needs now come from renewable energy sources.
The latest figures on the growth of the renewable energy industry in the United States has the combined forces of solar, wind, hydro-electric and biomass fuel sources on par with nuclear energy in the electricity supply stakes.
The consumption of dirty water kills an estimated 4,000 children a day around the world. While water can be cheaply disinfected by exposure to sunlight, it’s hard to tell when it’s fit to drink. A new cheap solar powered tool addresses this problem.
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu last week announced the finalising of a USD $17.1 million loan guarantee to support the construction of a 20 megawatt (MW) energy storage system using advanced lithium-ion batteries.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delivered a welcome end of year gift to his nation’s solar industry: cutting through bureaucratic red tape hampering the construction of solar farms.
We’ve already seen utilitarian clothing embedded with solar panels and it was only a matter of time before the fashion industry set its sights on incorporating solar power into trendy clothing designs.
In this episode, Virginia covers a record year for rooftop solar power in Australia, the power asset sell-off in New South Wales, Queensland’s clean coal project found to be not viable at this point in time and a 150MW concentrated solar farm for California.
Solar energy has been integrated into Australia Post’s Melbourne CBD headquarters. National solar solutions provider Energy Matters recently installed a 6kW solar power system as a part of a long term commitment by Australia Post to minimize its carbon footprint.
Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. announced yesterday that its Board of Directors have approved a name change to Hanwha SolarOne. It’s understood that Solarfun solar panels will be marketed in future as “SolarOne” modules.
The Federal Government has announced it will axe its Green Start program, which was to provide assistance for a range of energy efficiency measures primarily for low-income Australian households.