U.S Wind Power Surges
In 2012, the USA’s wind industry became the number one source of new electricity generation capacity, representing an investment of $25 billion.
NEWSFLASH: Barnett Betrays Western Australian Solar Households
The Western Australian Government intends to slash the solar feed-in tariff rate for households that installed systems between mid 2010 and mid 2011.
South East Asia’s First Floating Solar Farm
It may not be a huge installation, but a 5kW solar panel system is the first grid-connected floating PV plant in Southeast Asia.
SOL – The Affordable Solar Powered Laptop
SOL can be run entirely on the power of the sun and could make a big difference to education and communications in developing countries.
P-MOB Electric Car Runs On Sunshine
A micro electric car project aiming to develop a vehicle for urbanites vehicle that can travel 20 km/day purely on power supplied by solar energy has been deemed a success.
Nuclear Power Company Turns To Renewables
The world’s biggest operator of nuclear plants is exiting the nuclear power sector in the USA; turning instead to renewable energy.
Simulator To Assist Offshore Wind Developers
A new multi-directional wind and wave generating system could help U.S. researchers develop better methods of capturing renewable energy in the rough waters off the Gulf of Maine.
Solar Panels : To Wash Or Not?
Is it worthwhile to go to the trouble and expense of having solar panels professionally cleaned? A team of engineers at the University of California, San Diego thinks not.
Climate Commission Lauds Solar Power
Solar power in Australia is a ‘revolution that nobody saw coming’ says the Climate Commission in its latest report, The Critical Decade – Australia’s Future: Solar Energy.
Monash Uni Develops Graphene Based Supercapacitors
In an engineering first, Monash University researchers have designed a graphene-based supercapacitor (SC).
