CCS? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ CCS
While the Carbon Capture and Storage boffins struggle to make CCS commercially viable and environmentally safe – the key to a low carbon energy future is already here.
Solar Power Helps Stave Off High Voltage Line Project
The prediction of solar power helping to delay or reduce electricity transmission infrastructure investment is a reality.
The Fountain Of Youth For Solar Cells?
Solar panels have a very long lifespan, with some installed in the 1980’s still cranking significant quantities of clean electricity – but this durability comes at a financial cost.
Coal Fired Power Generation Isn’t Just Filthy, It’s Thirsty Too
It takes a lot of water to generate electricity using coal – and gas or nuclear power too – many times the amount required by wind or solar power.
Survey Finds 94% Of Australians Want Big Solar
As plentiful as Australia’s solar resources may be and as much as Australians may want a clean energy future with solar power as the centerpiece, we’re still not anywhere close to tapping into even a small percentage of our sun-kissed potential.
Combet’s Solar Panel Carbon Abatement Mistake
The carbon tax is here and the Government is continuing to operate in promote and defend mode. But it may want to be careful in how it fends off attacks from the Opposition; lest it raises the ire of solar-supporting voters.
Spray On Lithium Ion Battery Technology Unveiled
We’ve covered paint-on solar cells previously – now boffins at Rice University have created spray-on batteries; a development that could revolutionise the battery industry.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 69 – June 27, 2012
Virginia reports on the shock announcement regarding Queensland’s solar feed in tariff, GreenPower and the carbon tax, Campbell’s souping up their solar portfolio and the Clean Energy Council cautions consumers shopping for solar power.
How To Power A Continent With Wind And Solar
Of all the most ambitious renewable energy projects around the world, the European Desertec Industrial Initiative ranks right at the top- some would say fantastic in both the true and the modern sense of the word.
LUCI – The Foldable Solar Light
We’ve covered a variety of solar powered lamps created primarily for developing countries and in disaster zones. LUCI is again a little different.
