Energy Matters Raises Over $4,000 For Movember

Not satisfied with simply being experts in solar power, team members from Energy Matters turned their technical know-how towards cultivating moustaches during November, all for a good cause.
What If Fossil Fuel Based Electricity Was Free?

Free electricity can be generated by solar power; but in some places in the world, even fossil fuel based electricity is free. However, the impact on carbon emissions is staggering.
AUO Solar Panels Power South Africa’s First PV Solar Farms

AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) has announced its recent completion of South Africa’s first PV based solar farm project.
USA’s Largest Solar Rooftop Project Revived

America’s largest residential solar power project will go ahead with the company behind the initiative, SolarCity Corporation, securing financial backing from Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Merrill).
The Floating Axis Wind Turbine (FAWT)

Offshore wind farms have traditionally been more expensive to build and maintain than their land based counterparts, but a floating axis wind turbine concept could result in a substantial cost reduction of offshore power generation.
200MW Solar Farm Project For Florida

Florida’s National Solar Power has announced the inking of a deal with Hardee County, Fla. to establish a network of solar farms in the area totaling 200MW capacity.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 50 – November 30, 2011

In this episode, Virginia covers IPART missing the mark on valuing solar electricity, Victorian households struggling with skyrocketing power bills, 80,000 South Australian households go solar and AGL’s massive profits.
Fraunhofer Institute Seals Space Solar Cell Deal

Germany’s prestigious Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems has cemented a long-standing relationship with Azure Space Solar Power to develop the next generation of solar panel technology for use in space applications.
Concentrated Solar Energy Plant To Power COP17

South Africa’s first Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) plant will be supplying electricity for the 17th annual Conference of the Parties (COP17) climate talks in Durban.
Bloomberg Predicts $7 Trillion Renewable Energy Spend By 2030

New figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) predict that by 2030, global spending on renewable energy installations will have hit $7 trillion.