The Merit Order Effect And Solar Power : A Primer
Solar energy’s supporters have been whispering about the ‘Merit Order Effect’ (MOE) for some time now and those whispers are only growing in volume. So what is this mysterious Merit Order Effect and what is its relationship to solar power?
Great Lakes Offshore Wind Power Moves Ahead
The Obama Administration says the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with state governors of the Great Lakes region will open America’s north-east to ‘more than 700 gigawatts’ of offshore wind power.
Solar Impulse To Fly From Switzerland To Morocco
Solar Impulse is readying for its next big adventure – a flight of over 2,500 kilometers, powered purely by the sun.
Dark side turns to solar power
The dark side is one of the largest users of solar power in the universe. From TIE fighters to Orbital Solar Energy Transfer Satellites, solar’s power is almost as strong as the Force.
Altaeros Airborne Wind Turbine Testing Complete
Wind power may have taken a big leap skyward with the successful test of a new airborne turbine using blimp technology to reach powerful high-altitude winds.
Solar Powered Lasers Could Blast Pesky Asteroids
Solar power could help save the planet as we know it through reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It might also be called upon to help blast asteroids that threaten us with obliteration.
Greening Solar Panel Production
A new report outlining the best practices for solar panel manufacturers has concluded that while the production of solar power remains much cleaner than fossil fuel overall, the industry can further improve its standards and should not rest on its laurels.
Australian Solar Power’s ‘Pizza Wars’
Australian solar retailers have been dropping like flies over the last year – and the demise isn’t just due to government policy.
ETSA’s Solar Crackdown Challenged
Some South Australian solar power system owners who installed large systems under the state’s previous feed in tariff incentive level have been targeted by ETSA – but perhaps for not much longer.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 62 – March 29, 2012
This week, Virginia reports on Australia’s largest privately funded rooftop solar panel system, a study finding Australia’s electricity pricing among the highest in the world, the CEC crushes claims made by made by South Australian Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond and US President Barack Obama ridicules the anti-solar lobby.
