EU To Force Solar Panel Recycling
While initiatives for solar panel recycling in the European Union are already in place, the EU Parliament will amend guidelines for its WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive to set a minimum for the number of modules recycled.
Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm Receives Final Approval
The Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm near Colac in south west Victoria recently received final approval from the Victorian government.
Make Your Own Solar Panels Using Green Waste
Imagine using the solar energy captured by your lawn clippings to charge a mobile phone. That’s the aim of research currently being carried out at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Intel The USA’s Largest Consumer Of Wind And Solar Electricity
Computer chip maker Intel has again topped the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) list for use of green electricity
Solar Assisted Car Carrier Shipping Electric Nissan Leaf
As the Nissan LEAF is shipped via the ocean to various ports, it’s fitting that some of those electric vehicles will reach their destination via a solar power assisted ship.
Energy Matters To Present At Greening For Growth Forum 2012
The City of Port Phillip and Small Business Victoria have announced details of Greening for Growth Forum 2012.
Asia Pacific Solar PV Installations Grew 165% In 2011
The Asia Pacific region installed 2.8GW of PV in the final quarter of last year and looks set to grow an additional 40% in 2012. Unfortunately, Australia’s outlook for solar panel installs isn’t so positive.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 56 – February 1, 2012
Virginia reports on South Australian solar households to be paid more for the surplus electricity they generate, a solar powered flood monitoring system that helped kept Queenslanders safe during recent flooding, a proposed 200MW solar updraft tower for Western Australia and REC solar panels trump an extensive field test.
Nuclear Fears Help Fuel Record Renewable Energy Investment
A new generation of renewable energy deals is elevating the global clean energy market to record high levels of investment.
Kyocera Unveils Home Solar Power System With Li-Ion Battery Storage
Incorporating lithium-ion batteries into energy storage for home solar power systems as a package solution is finally about to become a reality – in Japan anyway.
