Solar Power Shifts Into Top Gear

Dunsfold Park in Surrey, home to the BBC’s ‘Top Gear’ test track, last month became the first business park in the UK to be fed entirely by green energy.
Solar Power – The Australian People’s Energy Choice

A recent survey by the Climate Institute found 81% of respondents placed solar power within their top three preferred energy options and two-thirds placed coal in their least preferred three.
Energy Matters Gains ‘Aurora Preferred’ Status

Tasmania’s Aurora Energy has accepted national solar provider Energy Matters into Aurora’s Preferred Renewable Energy Supplier Scheme.
Call To End Renewable Energy Target ‘Misguided’ – Combet

Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency has addressed what he referred to as ‘misguided’ calls for the Renewable Energy Target to be wound back or even scrapped because of the introduction of a carbon price.
The ‘Rock’ Goes Solar

One of America’s most notorious prisons, Alcatraz – also known as the ‘Rock’ – now hosts a 307 kilowatt solar power system along with a deep cycle battery back-up unit.
750,000+ Australian Households Have Installed Solar Panels

More than three quarters of a million homes in Australia are now saving on electricity bills through having installed solar panels – and a million Aussie solar households isn’t far off.
Port Augusta’s Solar Thermal Power Proposal Proves Popular

A campaign to replace Port Augusta’s ageing brown coal power stations with base-load solar thermal power has received an overwhelming thumbs up from the local community.
Australia’s Renewable Energy Target – If It Ain’t Broke..

The Australian solar industry had warned gutting the nation’s Renewable Energy Target will undermine investor confidence in the Australian energy market as a whole.
EU Offshore Wind Power Capacity Jumps 50%

132 new offshore wind turbines, representing a capacity of 523.2 megawatts (MW) were connected to the grid in Europe in the first half of this year.
Hanwha SolarOne To Offer Home Solar With Battery Storage

Hanwha SolarOne is the latest solar panel manufacturer to set its sights on combining its products with energy storage systems for residential applications.