Altaeros Airborne Wind Turbine Testing Complete
Wind power may have taken a big leap skyward with the successful test of a new airborne turbine using blimp technology to reach powerful high-altitude winds.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 62 – March 29, 2012
This week, Virginia reports on Australia’s largest privately funded rooftop solar panel system, a study finding Australia’s electricity pricing among the highest in the world, the CEC crushes claims made by made by South Australian Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond and US President Barack Obama ridicules the anti-solar lobby.
ETSA’s Solar Crackdown Challenged
Some South Australian solar power system owners who installed large systems under the state’s previous feed in tariff incentive level have been targeted by ETSA – but perhaps for not much longer.
Australian Solar Power’s ‘Pizza Wars’
Australian solar retailers have been dropping like flies over the last year – and the demise isn’t just due to government policy.
Greening Solar Panel Production
A new report outlining the best practices for solar panel manufacturers has concluded that while the production of solar power remains much cleaner than fossil fuel overall, the industry can further improve its standards and should not rest on its laurels.
Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund Opens
While Queensland and Victorian governments seem to have been taking a razor to renewable energy in the last few days, a bright spot that shouldn’t be overlooked appeared on the Federal front recently.
MIT’S 3D Solar Module Generates Up To 20X More Electricity
A team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a 3D solar module structure that can generate up to twenty times the electricity from a given area compared to normal solar panel layout.
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Installed
The world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine – 6.15MW – has been installed 28 kilometres off the port of Oostende in Belgium.
Renewable Energy Employs 11,000 In Scotland
A major new jobs study from Scottish Renewables to be released later today states over 11,000 people are employed in the country’s domestic renewable energy sector.
Solar For Fresh Kills
The headline probably wouldn’t raise an eyebrow for New Yorkers and many Americans; but for others, the word ‘solar’ combined with ‘fresh kills’ may seem a little curious.
