Presented by Energy Matters team member Virginia, twice a week we cover some of the stories from Australia and around the world recently added to our renewable energy news section.
In this episode, Virginia covers solar power grid parity on the horizon, a solar scientist shoots for payback, REC group celebrates 1 million solar panels produced at its Singapore plant, a US/Australia solar collaboration and Sanyo’s solar powered golf buggy trial..
In this episode:
– A recent report, Solar Generation 2010, says that solar power may reach grid parity much faster than previously expected.. Read more.
– A professor of physics at the University of California is working to reduce the payback time of solar panels by developing cheaper and more efficient solar cells. Read more.
– The REC Group recently opened the world’s largest solar panel manufacturing facilities in Singapore, and the facility has already produced one million Peak Energy solar power modules.. Read more.
– Prime Minister Julia Gillard and US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton have announced a US-Australia Solar Research Collaboration, an initiative that aims to develop cheaper solar power solutions. Read more
– Sanyo is conducting a study in Singapore to trial the effectiveness and cost savings involved with using solar panels on golf buggies. Read more.
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