APEC – Fossil Fuel Subsidies Targeted

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Honolulu, Hawaii has adopted a declaration to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies while giving green goods a break on tariffs.

Solar Panels Slash Backyard Swimming Pool Ownership Costs

With summer on our doorstep, thousands of backyard pools around Australia are already beginning to get a workout – as are their owners’ wallets. However, some savvy pool owners are offsetting related costs by installing solar power systems to provide clean electricity for their pool pumps.

‘Explosive’ Coal Seam Gas Emissions Report Suppressed

According to Australian non-profit think-tank, Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), a report thoroughly dismantling the claim coal seam gas (CSG) is “clean energy” has been suppressed by Worley Parsons, the company that compiled it, even though the company is under contractual obligation to deliver it.

California Valley Solar Ranch Funding Controversy

A ceremony was held on the weekend to formally celebrate the commencement of construction of NRG Energy’s 250 megawatt California Valley Solar Ranch, amid controversy over the project’s funding.

DoD And NRDC Collaborate On Renewable Energy Planning Tool

Just days after we reported on a new solar mapping tool from NASA that measures the potential energy yield from solar power systems based on the Earth’s topography, comes news from the U.S Department of Defense (DoD) of yet another planning resource for the renewable energy sector.