Carbon Capture (Or How To Blow $122 Million)
How many residential rooftop solar panel systems can $122 million buy? A lot. How much does the same amount buy in terms of progress in carbon capture and sequestration (CCS)? Very little it seems.
Australia A Coal Drug Dealer, Its Citizens And The World Its Junkies
Renewable energy’s growth in recent years is impressive, but the rumoured death of coal is greatly exaggerated – and Australia continues to be a Typhoid Mary spreading its disease.
Networks Should Have Nothing To Fear From Solar PV
A comprehensive study from the CSIRO finds that fears about the impact of solar energy on grid stability has been overblown, and Australia could easily absorb a lot more PV without any major issues.
SMA Helps Provide Clean Power To Kids In Tahiti
SMA has teamed up with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and other partners to install a 53 kW solar PV array at the Zanmi Beni Home for Children in Tahiti.
U.S. Solar PV Installations Surge
Solar PV installations in the USA jumped 85% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2011 according to a report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 68 – June 13, 2012
Virginia reports on REC enhancing performance of its award-winning Peak Energy solar panels, one of the tricks and traps when buying solar, renewables accounting for half of all new power generation globally and solar panels being developed to work underwater.
Australian Businesses Saving Big On Electricity Bills
Australian businesses with rooftops suited to the installation of solar panels can wipe out their daytime load electricity costs, courtesy of the sun.
Solar Flagships – ‘Grandiose And Cumbersome’
Seeing large scale solar getting a bit of a helping hand in Australia certainly isn’t a bad thing per se; but just how good a deal is it for the battling Aussie taxpayer?
Germany Cranks 4 Billion Kilowatt Hours Of Solar Electricity
May was a record month for solar energy production in Germany, with 4 billion kilowatt hours of electricity generated by the country’s solar panels.
When Is A 3kW Solar Power System Not A 3kW System?
Great deals on large residential solar power systems may not be all they seem – in reality they may not be anywhere close to the size alluded to in advertising.
