SolarWorld Starts Construction Of 25MW Solar Farm
SolarWorld recently announced it has begun construction of its 25 megawatt Desert Star Solar Projects in California’s Mojave Desert.
The Timber Wind Turbine Tower
More steel is being used in the wind energy industry than in shipbuilding – it’s expensive and the production of steel is carbon intensive. Enter the timber wind turbine tower.
20 Year Old Kyocera Solar Panel System Still Powering Along
A Kyocera solar panel based system installed in 1992 has lost very little of its efficiency since the day it was installed.
O’Farrell’s Renewables Goal ‘Realistic, But Plan Is A Dud’
Greens NSW MP John Kaye says a draft Renewable Energy Action Plan for New South Wales fails to call off the O’Farrell government’s war on rooftop solar and wind power.
Portable Sunlight To Assist Solar Cell Development
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the development of a laser-based solar simulator to be used in testing the performance of solar cells.
Canberra Goes Solar In A Big Way
Spanish company FRV has been awarded a project to develop a 20MW solar panel based electricity generation facility in the Australian Capital Territory.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 73 – September 5, 2012
Virginia reports on the Victorian Government’s slashing of the state’s solar feed in tariff, Energy Matters a major sponsor of Sustainable House Day and Australia’s energy consumption increases 3 percent
Mobile Robot Cuts The Costs Of Solar Power (Video)
California’s QBotix has unveiled a dual axis tracking system that uses mobile robots to check and position solar panels.
Energy Matters Major Sponsor Of Sustainable House Day
Sustainable House Day gives people an opportunity to look through houses that have been designed, built or renovated with sustainability in mind and talk to their owners.
Solar Powered Wave Glider Survives Hurricane Isaac
A Wave Glider located in the Gulf of Mexico is alive and well after staring down Hurricane Isaac.