El Hierro – The Renewable Energy Powered Island
A small Spanish island is breaking its fossil fuel addiction by using solar energy and wind power to supply all its electricity needs.
Global Renewable Energy Investment Surged In 2010
Renewable energy investment boomed last year, according to a financial summary from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
NSW Householders Robbed, Solar Industry Imploding
The Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) have stated the NSW Government has again refused to help households cut residential power bills by not supporting a fair price for solar-generated electricity.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 36 – July 7, 2011
In this episode, Virginia covers additional changes to the ACT’s solar feed in tariff program, a South Australian student invents a solar powered sprinkler, South Australia’s solar revolution being driven by average households and a Melbourne PhD student awarded for solar cell innovation.
Free Solar Power Systems For 200,000 UK Residents
200,000 people living in council and public housing accommodation in the UK will receive free rooftop solar installations under a £1.2 billion deal between project financial specialist AD-ECO and Yorkshire-based solar energy system provider Solar Europa.
California Experiences Record Rooftop Solar Power Growth
Generous incentives and government rebates are seeing the rooftop solar market in California rocketing and prices of solar panels plummeting.
Scrapping Renewable Energy Support Won’t Curb Electricity Price Rises
A new study out of Canada shows the vilification of small-scale renewable energy isn’t just an Australian phenomenon. It also backs up what has been proven here at home in numerous reports: scrapping renewable schemes does nothing to curb rising energy prices.
Solar Power Rises Out Of Fukushima’s Ashes
The Japanese government has directed high-volume electricity users serviced by embattled Tokyo Electric Power Co. to reduce electricity demand by 15% in the face of the ongoing nuclear crisis at Fukushima, giving rise to on-site renewable energy production.
New South Wales Losing 73 Solar Jobs A Day
The Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES) says a policy void in New South Wales is responsible for the loss of dozens of jobs each day in the solar power sector and is urging the state’s Government to implement a solution put forward to arrest the damage now occurring.
Solar Fuels Key To Solving Energy Crisis
Scientists from four UK universities have collaborated to develop a revolutionary process that uses solar energy to produce clean fuels, which they say could help solve looming global energy shortages.
