Author: Energy Matters

Solar panel manufacturer SunPower Corp. has announced its solar cells will be used by PlanetSolar’s new solar catamaran.

It’s a great time for Australian households to make their homes more energy efficient and reduce their carbon footprint, thanks to generous government rebates.However,some home owners are bitterly disappointed when they take advantage of one rebate only to find they are then disqualified from others.

A study that claimed every renewable energy job in Spain “destroyed” 2.2 jobs in the broader Spanish economy has been debunked by a new report released by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Golden Valley Electric Association in chilly Alaska has installed the state’s largest hot water system at the Denali Education Center, McKinley Village.

Mitsubishi Electric Corp., a manufacturer of solar panels, will join an AUD $25 billion Japanese project to construct a gigantic solar farm in space within three decades.

The Mars Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have certainly exceeded all expectations in terms of performance and are testimony to how much solar power technology has evolved.

The passing of legislation that finally saw rebates for the Solar Credits program written into law coupled with decreases in prices for solar panels has been a bonanza for consumers.. and a minefield.

A new project aims to prove that the heat produced by a solar farm can increase the efficiency of a coal-fired power plant while also lowering carbon dioxide emissions.

Chevron Corp has teamed up with BrightSource Energy to build a solar thermal plant in California that will help extract oil from an aging oil field

China Longyuan Electric has commenced developed of a 200 MW solar power plant in the Golmud Desert of Qinghai, which will be the largest facility of its kind in the nation.