Sausage Sizzles With A Solar Powered BBQ
With longer days and warmer weather upon us, barbeques across Australia will get an increasing workout. Some will be powered by gas, others by wood or charcoal – and perhaps some by the sun.
IBM Joins EU Smart Grid Trial
IBM has announced it will join a European Union trial of a new smart grid system in Denmark that allows households to buy electricity from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power in near real time, using a Web-based app that runs on smartphones, tablets and PCs.
Asia’s Largest Solar Farm To Be Constructed In India
On the back of GE Energy’s $50 million investment into India’s burgeoning renewable energy market comes news of plans to build Asia’s largest solar farm in the nation’s Gujarat District.
GE Invests In Wind Power In India
GE Energy has announced it will make its first foray into India’s wind power market, partnering with India-based clean energy developers, the Greenko Group, to build a 500 megawatt (MW) wind power network across the country.
Death, Carbon Taxes And Electricity Price Rises
The passing of Australia’s carbon tax legislation on Wednesday in the House of Representatives further affirmed there are only three things you can be assured of in life – death, taxes and since more recent times, electricity price rises. The latter may be harsher than many people realise.
25,000 Employed In UK Solar Power Sector
An analysis carried out by the UK’s Renewable Energy Association (REA) has found the UK solar sector now employs around 25,000 people – eight times the number since the country’s solar feed in tariff initiative was introduced.
Solar Pixels Boost Device Efficiency
The invention of a new kind of screen pixel that can double as a solar cell has the potential to significantly increase the energy efficiency of LCD display devices, such as smartphones and e-readers.
Energy Matters Wins REC Partner Award
Energy Matters has been announced the winner of a REC Partner Award for its innovative work in communicating the benefits of REC solar panels via its web site at www.energymatters.com.au and through the company’s customer care center.
Thin Film Solar Panel Sector To Boom
A new study on the global thin-film solar power market has found the technology is set to explode from current levels of around $2.9 billion annually, to $44 billion by 2017.
Solar At U.S. Higher Education Facilities Increases 450%
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) has found installed solar capacity at higher education facilities in the USA has increased by 450 percent in the last three years.