Super-Hydrophobic Surfaces For Solar Panels
Researchers at Brigham Young University are developing extreme water-proofing that could help keep solar panels cleaner.
USA Hit 13.4 GW Installed Solar PV Capacity In Q1
Cumulative operating solar panel capacity in the U.S. reached 13,395 MW at the end of Q1 2014.
Tokelau Wins EECA Renewable Energy Award
The Pacific territory of Tokelau has been named the 2014 EECA Renewable Energy Award winner for its solar efforts.
Professor Ross Garnaut John Freebairn Lecture Video
The recent John Freebairn Lecture in Public Policy delivered by Professor Ross Garnaut AO is now available via video.
Big Energy Playing Dirty On Renewable Energy – Greenpeace
Greenpeace have launched a petition that they will deliver to the headquarters of Origin, AGL and Energy Australia ‘in a spectacular, public way that they won’t be able to ignore’.
Wind Turbine With A Twist
A new design of wind turbine that its makers claim has practically no resistance and is whisper quiet, the Liam F1 borrows from nature.
Solar Roadways Raises $1.4 Million Via Crowdfunding
It’s been well over 3 years since we last reported on Solar Roadways – a company with the goal of turning asphalt roads into solar power systems.
SunEdison Delivering Cheap Clean Power To Schools
SunEdison has announced it will install, monitor and manage a collective 1.8 MW of solar panel capacity for Rosedale Union School District (RUSD) in Bakersfield, California.
Bloomberg : Scrapping RET = Higher Power Prices
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the only ones to benefit from a scrapping or reduction of Australia’s Renewable Energy Target would be the fossil fuel based power generators.
Solar Helps Delay New Power Station In Western Australia
WA’s solar households and businesses are collectively generating as much power as a major traditional power station.
