Energy Matters Video News – Episode 41 – August 11, 2011
In this episode, Virginia covers the deepening crisis in the NSW solar power sector, a study that finds solar panels add to a home’s sale value, Victoria’s feed in tariff to be slashed soon and why Australia missed out on a major solar project.
Ford Teams Up With SunPower For Solar Powered Electric Vehicles
Ford Motor Co. is partnering with solar panel manufacturer SunPower to provide US customers with specially designed solar power systems to charge Ford’s upcoming Focus Electric Vehicle (EV).
Asia Pacific To Account For 25% Of Global PV Demand By 2015
The Asia Pacific region’s hunger for solar panels looks set to continue; and by 2015 will account for a quarter of global demand.
Hybrid Solar System Extracts Hydrogen From Water
Imagine a rooftop solar power system that converts sunlight into hydrogen and stores it in a fuel cell, providing your home with a virtually endless supply of cheap, clean energy. An innovative hybrid system, developed by a young engineer from the USA’s Duke University, does exactly that.
NSW Solar Crisis Deepens
The New South Wales solar industry and households wanting to make the switch to solar have suffered greatly in the last few months due to State government policy – or more accurately, lack thereof – and the crisis could continue until at least April next year.
Thames Water Installing Over 100 Solar Power Systems
The UK’s Thames Water will be harvesting the energy of the sun with solar panel arrays at 103 of its locations.
Heliotube – The Inflatable Solar Power System
Last week we covered the development of inflatable wind turbine technology – now it’s solar’s turn.
Study Finds Solar Power Systems Add 3% To A Home’s Value
A recently released research paper concurs with another U.S. study that found a rooftop solar power system boosts the value of a home.
The Inflatable Wind Turbine
An Israeli company called Winflex is developing inflatable wind turbines using a design they say is feasible from one hundred kilowatt units to multi-megawatt capacity models.
Solar Powered Irrigation Helps Egypt’s Desert Bloom
Farmers in Upper Egypt have turned to harvesting the energy from the sun for irrigation, with help from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute
