Many people who have followed the adventures of the solar powered Mars rover duo Spirit and Opportunity, have become quite attached to the contraptions and have enthusiastically cheered them on – but a sense of doom hangs in the air for Spirit.
It may have been a tough year economically speaking, but U.S. grid connect solar power demand will reach at least 440 MW in 2009, up from 320 MW in 2008
Most of us would be more familiar with silicon being used for computer chips and solar panels – now the substance looks set to become a vital component in the next generation of batteries.
Now that a formal ‘name and shame’ list has been established for Australia’s insulation industry, is it time for the government to implement a similar list for another sector seeing its fair share of shonky operators – solar power?
The Planetary Society recently announced its new LightSail project, a program to sail a spacecraft on sunlight alone by the end of 2010.
Is it physically and economically possible to run the entire world, including transportation, off renewable energy by 2030?
Expressions of interest are being requested for the construction of a 50MW – 150MW solar farm in Western Australia.
Suntech and Sanyo, leading manufacturers of solar panels, have been beating the corporate drums recently over their plans to increase market share in Japan.
Coupled with Germany’s feed in tariff program, demand for home solar power systems in recent weeks has grown enormously due to significant price reductions; threatening a solar panel and power inverter shortage in the country.
Some companies have made great inroads in utilising renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power in the hydrogen harvesting process.
