A recent survey has found 80% of farmers are considering harvesting the sun through rooftop solar farms to help power their operations and to create an additional revenue stream.
Researchers at the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering and College of Agriculture and Natural Resources are harnessing properties of the tobacco virus to create a new generation of highly efficient batteries.
If industry research from the US is anything to go by, the sun should be allowed to continue to shine on our solar power industry; even just based on the potential number jobs it can create here in Australia.
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP) today announced it expects to ship 2.2GW of solar panels in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 and the inking of a joint venture deal to expand its solar cell production capacity by 1.2GW.
Konarka Technologies, Inc. recently announced that the National Energy Renewable Laboratory (NREL) has certified that its organic based photovoltaic (OPV) solar cells have demonstrated a record breaking 8.3% conversion efficiency.
In this episode, Virginia covers outrage from solar supporters over claims solar is the cause of a $700 million blowout in electricity bills, Sydney Theatre Company switches on its Suntech Pluto rooftop solar farm, a carbon price won’t wreck Australia’s economy and the latest Australian Electricity Generation Technology Costs report.
The Australian Solar Institute (ASI) has contributed 5.65 million dollars towards three new CSIRO projects aimed at making solar energy price comparable with fossil fuel.
A researcher from Central Queensland University believes he has developed a renewable energy forecasting system that could be used in conjunction with a “smart” electricity grid.
The Australian government’s announcement yesterday to bring forward the phaseout of financial support for home solar power under the Solar Credits program has stirred up the usual controversy and questioning of Australia’s commitment and approach to a clean energy future.
The annual Solar 2010 conference, hosted by the Australian Solar Energy Society, kicked off yesterday in Canberra. The conference was opened by the ACT Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water, Simon Corbell MLA.
