BrightSource Energy Announces 750MW Solar Farm Project
The desert region of southern California continues to bloom with massive solar thermal power plants, providing jobs for thousands of people and generating clean electricity on arid lands once used for war games.
Solar Powered Egg-Free Mayonnaise
A U.S. company specialising in vegan food products is using solar power to supply 100% of its electricity needs.
Campbell’s Soups Up Sacremento Site With Solar
The USA’s Campbell Soup Company says by installing a new 2.3 megawatt (MW) solar power system at its Sacramento factory, it will save about $2 million in electricity costs over 20 years, based on U.S Department of Energy forecasts.
SEA Hosts The Australian Model Boat and Car Solar Challenge
The World Solar Challenge isn’t the only solar car race happening in the nation at the moment – in Western Australia, the Model Solar Challenge 2011 has kicked off.
Solar Power And Desalination Plant For Tuvalu
Fresh water is becoming a very pressing issue in Tuvalu and the island nation is turning to desalination to help avert disaster. Solar power is also being enlisted to help the country to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
AC Solar Panels – What Are They?
AC solar panels are increasingly capturing attention – so what are they, how do they work and what are their reported advantages?
Solar Power International 2011 Highlights Solar’s USA Ascent
If the buzz emanating from the Solar Power International 2011 (SPI 2011) expo is anything to go by, the American solar power industry has become a champion of the U.S. economy, despite a challenging political climate for the sector.
Old Data Used To Demonise PV Solar Power
A report released by the Energy Users Association of Australia (EUAA) has criticised solar panel based electricity generation as being expensive in terms of subsidised carbon abatement, but the findings are based on old data.
New Voltage Record Set For An Organic Solar Cell
Molecular Solar Ltd, a commercial arm of the UK’s University of Warwick, has set a new record voltage for organic photovoltaic cells, a breakthrough the company says will lead to a new way of using solar power in modern electronics.
Clean Energy Spending Surges
Recent financial data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows that global investment in solar and wind power has surged in the third quarter of 2011 (Q3 2011), despite forecast gloom on world markets over the same period.
