The Flat-Pack, Solar Powered ‘Better Shelter’
The masters of flat-pack design, IKEA, have developed solar powered emergency accommodation for refugees. Launched at the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference & Exhibition (DIHAD), the flat pack Better Shelter is a temporary structure designed for a service life of 3 years. It is assembled on site without requiring additional tools or equipment, […]
CUPV Directorate Chair Nominee – James Larratt
Four nominations have been received for the role of chair of the Clean Energy Council’s Commercial And Utility Scale PV Directorate. James Larratt, representing SunEdison – parent company of Energy Matters – is one of the nominees. The Commercial and Utility Scale Solar PV Directorate coordinates policy and advocacy to identify and explore challenges with […]
Bucks For Big Wind Turbines
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced a USD $1.8 million fund to support companies in the development of next-generation wind turbine blades more than 60 metres in length, research the DOE says is vital to unlocking over one million square-miles of wind energy across the USA. New maps of wind speeds from the U.S. […]
ABB Bringing More Solar To Myanmar
ABB is working to bring solar electricity to 10 communities in Myanmar, a country where demand for electricity greatly outpaces supply. According to the World Bank, more than 75 per cent of Myanmar’s 50 million people do not have access to electricity. ABB’s solar-powered rural electrification project in the country will directly positively impact the […]
Government ‘Not Serious’ On RET : Australian Solar Council
The Australian Solar Council has accused the Abbot Government of not being serious on reaching an agreement concerning the nation’s Renewable Energy Target. According to the Council’s CEO, John Grimes, Ministers Macfarlane and Hunt met with selected industry representatives yesterday to table 32,000 gigawatt hours as their final offer – and that they would do […]
California’s Massive Built Environment Solar Potential
A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change has found a mix of rooftop and concentrated solar power installed within California’s towns and cities could meet the state’s energy demands five times over. A mandated target of 33 per cent renewable energy by 2020 has transformed California into America’s solar hotspot. While even […]
Big Solar Promises For New South Wales
The New South Wales state election will be held on Saturday, 28 March 2015 and solar power commitments are featuring in Labor’s attempts to woo voters. Announced last Friday, Labor’s Solar Schools policy would see up to 1,700 schools receive around $40,000 each to pay for the installation of a solar panel system. The ALP […]
APVI Launches Solar Map Crowdfunding Campaign
The APVI solar maps have been useful and interesting tools – and now the organisation is seeking to build on the suite of applications with the help of crowdfunding. Currently, there are 6 different types of maps and tools showing where solar power systems are installed throughout Australia and how much electricity in each state […]
Yingli Starts On 50MW Solar Farm In China
Yingli Solar has announced it has commenced construction of a 50 megawatt solar power plant on land degraded by mining activities in Huangshi City, Hubei Province, China. The 50 MW facility will consist of approximately 170,000 Yingli solar panels, which are are expected to generate approximately 55,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of clean electricity annually. The project […]
REC Extends Solar Panel Warranty Program
REC solar panels just became even better value for commercial installations after REC announced an extension of its product warranty, and at no extra cost. Solar panel warranties usually consist of two elements – the product warranty and the output guarantee; which is often tiered. With REC solar panels, the 25 year output guarantee is […]
