DoD And NRDC Collaborate On Renewable Energy Planning Tool
Just days after we reported on a new solar mapping tool from NASA that measures the potential energy yield from solar power systems based on the Earth’s topography, comes news from the U.S Department of Defense (DoD) of yet another planning resource for the renewable energy sector.
IEA World Energy Outlook 2011 Paints A Grim Carbon Soaked Picture
The renewable energy revolution is making headway, but not fast enough. The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest World Energy Outlook shows the world still locked into a fossil-fuel reliant, inefficient and carbon intensive energy system in 2035. The Agency says this future can be avoided, but time is running out.
A Million Solar Rooftops Not Just California Dreaming
According to a new report from Environment California Research & Policy Center, the state is on track to hit its goal of installing 3 gigawatts of solar capacity by 2016, having installed 1 gigawatts of rooftop solar panels already.
SolarCon 2011 Puts India In The Solar Spotlight
India’s solar power industry is grabbing headlines with a flood of new announcements coming out of SolarCon 2011, currently taking place in the city of Hyderabad.
IPCC Report Supports Feed-In Tariffs
Australian states without solid feed in tariff programs or reviewing their current arrangements should take note of the Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Facebook’s New Solar Power Project
Facebook’s new Menlo Park facility in California is about to get a little greener, courtesy of solar energy.
SunPower Providing Home Solar Charging Stations For Nissan LEAF
SunPower Corp. USA has announced it will partner with Nissan North America (NNA) to supply household solar power systems to charge Nissan’s new 2011 model LEAF Electric Vehicle (EV).
Australia’s Renewable Energy Sector To 18X Larger By 2050
The passing of Australia’s Clean Energy legislation today in the Senate will result in the nation’s renewable energy sector, excluding hydro, to grow 18 times larger by 2050 than it is currently according to a Ministerial press release just received.
Space Mapping To Improve California Solar Planning
The United States may have decommissioned its space shuttle program, but the thousands of images of the Earth’s surface captured over three decades by astronauts are being used to build a precise solar modelling system that can help measure solar power output across California’s often rugged landscape.
Solar Powered Oil Skimmer
Solar energy is cleaning up after the damage caused by fossil fuels in many different ways.
