Australia’s Green Start Scheme Axed
The Federal Government has announced it will axe its Green Start program, which was to provide assistance for a range of energy efficiency measures primarily for low-income Australian households.
Solarfun Changing Name To Hanwha SolarOne
Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. announced yesterday that its Board of Directors have approved a name change to Hanwha SolarOne. It’s understood that Solarfun solar panels will be marketed in future as “SolarOne” modules.
Record Year For Rooftop Solar Power In Australia
The Clean Energy Council’s (CEC) Clean Energy Australia 2010 report was released a short time ago and states that more rooftop solar power was installed in Australia between January and October this year than for the entire decade previous.
845 MW Wind Farm For Oregon Moves Ahead
Last week, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a partial loan guarantee for a $1.3 billion loan has been approved for the Caithness Shepherds Flat project, a 845-megawatt wind farm located in eastern Oregon
150MW California Concentrated Solar Power Farm Approved
SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of utility-scale solar power projects, has received approval from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to build and operate of the Rice Solar Energy Project.
USA Government Announces Solar Energy Zones
US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has announced that large tracts of land across America’s West will become dedicated “solar energy zones” that would be set aside for future utility-scale solar power projects.
U.S. Solar PV Doubles In 2010
The latest report from the American Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA), in conjunction with GTM Research, looks at the latest growth figures of the entire solar industry across the US and should make for sunny reading for installers and manufacturers of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in that country.
US Army Evaluating Solar Powered Tents
The U.S. Army is running field trials on a variety of flexible, portable, lightweight solar-powered tents and shade structures.
Sunpower Announces New Solar Cell Fabrication Facility
Sunpower has announced the inauguration of AUO SunPower Sdn. Bhd., the company’s joint venture solar cell fabrication facility in Malaysia with AU Optronics Corp.
Acciona Energy Bails On Australia’s Solar Flagships Program
According to a Bloomberg report, Spanish firm Acciona Energy has pulled out of Australia’s $1.5 billion Solar Flagships program.
