A Call To End EU-China Solar Trade War
A collective representing 120,000 European companies is lobbying the EC to end anti-dumping duties on Chinese-made solar panels and cells. Anti-dumping and countervailing duties on crystalline silicon modules and cells originating or consigned from China have been in place since 2013. The European Commission is currently considering whether to extend the measures or to remove […]
World First – Solar Powered Mobile Wastewater Treatment
The world’s first mobile wastewater treatment plant to be powered entirely by the sun has been shipped to the Canadian Army. Housed in a 6 metre shipping container, Island Water Technologies’ modular REGEN system is able to process wastewater produced by up to 75 persons. The “plug and play” plant supplied to the Army is […]
Solar Powered Spacecraft Reaches Jupiter
The record-breaking solar-powered Juno spacecraft has survived its toughest test so far and is now in orbit around Jupiter. In January this year, NASA’s Juno broke the record for humanity’s most distant solar powered spacecraft. At that point, it was approximately 793 million kilometers from the sun. Juno successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit during a 35-minute […]
First Victorian New Energy Jobs Fund Grant Announced
The first of 24 grants from round one of Victoria’s $20 million New Energy Jobs Fund program was announced by Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio yesterday. Launched in December last year, the Fund is designed to support commercially ready projects in the state with the potential to create long-term, sustainable employment […]
800,000+ UK Homes Have Solar Panels
The 4th of July marked the third Solar Independence Day in the UK, an initiative led by the country’s Solar Trade Association. The UK is heading towards 12GW of solar PV; more than double Australia’s solar capacity and enough to power the equivalent of 3.8 million homes. At one point last month, solar generation supplied […]
Dutch Solar Challenge Under Way
Australia has the World Solar Challenge for cars, the Netherlands has the Dutch Solar Challenge for boats. The major race runs 200 kilometres over a number of days. The event began in Amsterdam a couple of days ago with a parade; then continues to Lemmer, then to Drachten, Grou and then finally Leewarden. The timeline […]
A Billion Bucks From The World Bank For Solar In India
The World Bank Group says it hopes to provide more than $1 billion this year to support India’s goal of 100 gigawatts of solar energy by 2022. “India’s plans to virtually triple the share of renewable energy by 2030 will both transform the country’s energy supply and have far-reaching global implications in the fight against […]
New Financial Year, New Power Price Pain
Many Australians will be facing increased electricity prices from today – both residential customers and businesses in some instances. In South Australia, the vast majority of residential electricity customers will be facing price hikes of between $117 and $260 a year. In New South Wales, businesses and households across the state will be slugged on […]
Solar Powered Oxygen Concentrator Saving Children’s Lives
An oxygen concentrator system powered by the sun has been put to good use in Uganda and could save many lives around the world. Children with severe pneumonia required concentrated oxygen until antibiotics administered begin to kick in. Concentrated oxygen is widely available in hospitals in developed countries, but in nations such as Uganda it’s […]
The World’s Tallest Wind Turbine
Here’s a glimpse of world’s tallest wind turbine, towering above the trees surrounding it. Currently under construction in Hausbay in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, the wind turbine structure has a hub height of 164 metres and a rotor length of 65.5 metres. From the base of the structure to the tip of the blades […]