Natural Gas No Fix For Climate Change
Natural gas is often touted as being more than a stopgap solution for coal’s contribution towards rising average global temperatures; but news of its climate change mitigation benefits may be somewhat exaggerated.
Japan Could Mothball Nuclear Power Electricity Generation By 2012
Switching to renewable energy would allow Japan to permanently shut down all its nuclear power stations by 2012 while maintaining economic growth and meeting its carbon dioxide emission reduction goals, according to a new report from Greenpeace International.
SolarSailor To Build Wind And Solar Powered UOV’s
Australian companies SolarSailor and Forgacs Engineering Pty Ltd recently announced an agreement to build wind and solar powered Unmanned Ocean Vessels.
Wind Turbine ‘Lense’ Boosts Output
A wind lense power generation system has been developed at Kyushu University by the Ohya Group of the Research Institute for Applied Mechanics that dramatically increases the output of wind turbines – and makes them quieter.
Direct Wafer Process To Further Cut The Cost Of Solar Power
U.S solar company 1366 Technologies will receive $150 million in government support after its highly successful technique for manufacturing silicon solar wafers, which can reduce production costs of the wafers by 50 percent, was recognised by the Department of Energy (DOE) as a project capable of “dramatically cutting the cost of solar power” in America.
Australian Home Solar Power Sector Calls For Federal Intervention
The solar industry is in shock after receiving news late last week of an Australian home solar power pioneer going into receivership – another casualty in what is becoming an increasingly bloody battle for Australia’s clean energy future.
Thanks To Solar, African Community Now Has Reliable Power
Here in Australia, we take electricity and street lighting for granted; but for many communities in Africa, it’s a very big deal. Solar power isn’t just a clean electricity source, but one that is creating positive change in many other ways in developing nations.
Solar Turbine Testing Completed
Arizona’s Southwest Solar Technologies Inc. has completed full-scale testing of a new prototype solar-turbine power system which combines gas turbine technology with an enormous parabolic mirror.
US Government Backs Nation’s Largest Residential Solar Power Project
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced conditional partial backing of a $344 million loan for a project that will see the installation of up to 160,000 home solar power systems.
Solar Power To Achieve Grid Parity In Europe By 2020
A new study conducted by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) has found that solar power will become cost competitive with fossil fuels in some markets by 2013, and reach total grid parity across Europe the end of this decade.