Energy Matters Video News – Episode 41 – August 11, 2011
In this episode, Virginia covers the deepening crisis in the NSW solar power sector, a study that finds solar panels add to a home’s sale value, Victoria’s feed in tariff to be slashed soon and why Australia missed out on a major solar project.
66 Days Until The 2011 World Solar Challenge
The stage is set for this year’s World Solar Challenge where 42 teams will drive their high-tech cars 3,000 kilometres from Darwin to Adelaide – powered only by the sun.
Hybrid Solar System Extracts Hydrogen From Water
Imagine a rooftop solar power system that converts sunlight into hydrogen and stores it in a fuel cell, providing your home with a virtually endless supply of cheap, clean energy. An innovative hybrid system, developed by a young engineer from the USA’s Duke University, does exactly that.
Asia Pacific To Account For 25% Of Global PV Demand By 2015
The Asia Pacific region’s hunger for solar panels looks set to continue; and by 2015 will account for a quarter of global demand.
Thames Water Installing Over 100 Solar Power Systems
The UK’s Thames Water will be harvesting the energy of the sun with solar panel arrays at 103 of its locations.
Study Finds Solar Power Systems Add 3% To A Home’s Value
A recently released research paper concurs with another U.S. study that found a rooftop solar power system boosts the value of a home.
Heliotube – The Inflatable Solar Power System
Last week we covered the development of inflatable wind turbine technology – now it’s solar’s turn.
Solar Powered Irrigation Helps Egypt’s Desert Bloom
Farmers in Upper Egypt have turned to harvesting the energy from the sun for irrigation, with help from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute
The Inflatable Wind Turbine
An Israeli company called Winflex is developing inflatable wind turbines using a design they say is feasible from one hundred kilowatt units to multi-megawatt capacity models.
Why Australia Missed Out On A Solar Tower Of Power
Renewable energy media has been abuzz in recent days regarding a massive solar tower to be constructed in Arizona. The company behind has its roots in Australia – so why is this 750 million dollar project being constructed on foreign shores?
