Clean Energy Spending Surges
Recent financial data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows that global investment in solar and wind power has surged in the third quarter of 2011 (Q3 2011), despite forecast gloom on world markets over the same period.
New Voltage Record Set For An Organic Solar Cell
Molecular Solar Ltd, a commercial arm of the UK’s University of Warwick, has set a new record voltage for organic photovoltaic cells, a breakthrough the company says will lead to a new way of using solar power in modern electronics.
2011 World Solar Challenge Gets Under Way
A field of 37 solar powered cars from 20 countries began a 3,000 km journey from Darwin to Adelaide on Sunday in the 2011 Veolia World Solar Challenge.
Solar Suitcase Saving Lives In Developing Nations
The WE CARE Solar Suitcase is helping to address the issue of a lack of electricity in health care facilities throughout the developing world.
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.
