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.
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.
A Great Time To Go Solar In Western Australia – SEA
While recent changes in government policy have caused grief for Australia’s home solar power sector, the Sustainable Energy Association of Australia (SEA) says this has created an even more competitive market, making it a great time to buy solar.
Solar Powered Doritos
Last week, PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America announced its Casa Grande facility in Arizona has reached “near net zero” as part of the company’s push for environmental sustainability; thanks in part to solar energy.
150,000 Suntech Solar Panels Powering Two New California Solar Farms
Suntech, the world’s biggest manufacturer of solar modules, recently announced the company had supplied 150,000 of its solar panels for two utility-scale electricity generation facilities in California.
Fossil Fuel Subsidies A Significant Economic Liability
Fossil fuel subsidies grew by USD 110 billion from 2009 to reach USD 409 billion last year. The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) say it has to stop.
