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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Monash Uni Develops Graphene Based Supercapacitors
In an engineering first, Monash University researchers have designed a graphene-based supercapacitor (SC).
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.
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.
Modelling Solar Success
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have determined solar energy can replace coal-fired power stations and supply up to a third of all energy needs in the American West by 2050.
