U.S. Government Backs Major Commercial Rooftop Solar Power Project
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu last week announced a conditional commitment towards a partial guarantee for a $1.4 billion loan to support a commercial solar power initiative called Project Amp.
Bosch Announces Major Solar Manufacturing Plant For Malaysia
Bosch is continuing to make major inroads into the global solar PV market, recently announcing a new solar panel manufacturing site in the Batu Kawan region in Penang, Malaysia.
Australia’s Productivity Commission Pounded Over Solar Slagging
The Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES), Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Greens deputy leader Christine Milne and Independents Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott have all added their voices to rejecting the findings of a recent Productivity Commission report in relation to small scale solar power.
UPDATE: South Australia Solar Feed In Tariff Changes
It was a tense day for South Australia’s solar industry and supporters as the future of the State’s solar feed in tariff was voted on.
World’s First Baseload Solar Farm Now Operating
One of the anti-solar arguments often used is solar farms can’t produce electricity at night or in very low light conditions. It’s an argument that is rapidly running out of steam.
Rooftop Solar Power Now As Cheap As Large Scale PV Per Watt
Announcements relating to large scale solar power stations may grab the headlines, but when it comes to bang for buck, small and medium scale installations cost around the same or less per watt and can offer other benefits says Jeremy Rich, CEO of Australian solar solutions provider Energy Matters.
U.S. Researchers Formulate Solar Variability Law
Researchers from the University of San Diego have discovered a new “solar variability law” that can be used to predict how fluctuations in weather conditions – such as clouds passing over the sun – will affect power output from solar panels.
Mr. President, About Those Solar Panels You Promised..
Last October, U.S. President Barack Obama made a commitment to install solar panels and a solar hot water system on the roof of the White House; a project that is still yet to be carried out.
Solar Energy Poised To Trump Fossil Fuels On Cost
Solar energy is poised to challenge fossil fuels as the most economical form of power generation on the planet, with the installed capacity of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems expected to rise dramatically.
Solar Flagships Round 1 – Winners and Losers
Australia’s Federal Government recently announced funding amounting to over three quarters of a billion dollars to go towards building two of the biggest solar farms in the world.
