Toyota UK Installing 17,000 Solar Panels
Last week it was Renault, this week it’s Toyota in the UK announcing plans to harvest energy from the sun with a major solar panel array to help power its manufacturing facilities.
Pro-Carbon Tax Rallies Attract Thousands
Nearly 45,000 Australians took part in rallies occurring simultaneously in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Hobart and Canberra to support the Government’s plans to impose a carbon tax on the nation’s biggest polluters.
NREL National Wind Technology Center Testing 3MW Turbine
In America, the philosophy of ‘bigger is better’ relates as much to renewable energy innovation as it does to steaks and cowboy hats.
Solar Power Systems Boost Australian Home Values
Rising electricity prices will further increase the value of existing green homes and commercial properties says Archicentre, the building inspection service of the Australian Institute of Architects.
Solar Assisted Energy Positive Commercial Building For Norway
A consortium called the Powerhouse Alliance has announced it will construct Norway’s first energy-positive commercial building, which will also be the northern-most development of its kind in the world.
Harnessing Solar Power To Measure Air Pollution
Using solar power means a reduction in pollution being pumped into the atmosphere in relation to electricity generation emissions, but at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), solar power is also being used to measure concentration levels of the harmful chemicals in the air produced by humanity’s various activities.
Germany Denounces Nuclear Energy, Solar Power Shines
Germany, a country with far less solar resources than sunshine drenched Australia, looks set to continue its reputation of being a solar power stronghold. Germany has decided to end its love affair with nuclear power and “no provision has been made for a way back”.
GFC Saw EU Carbon Emissions Decline
While the worldwide financial collapse of 2008-2009 was a disaster in terms of job losses and fiscal security, latest figures from the European Environment Agency (EEA) show the global financial crisis combined with sustained strong growth in renewable energy led to a dramatic fall in greenhouse gas emissions in the EU in 2009.
Global Carbon Emissions Skyrocket
Global efforts to reduce carbon emissions must be stepped up says the International Energy Agency (IEA) after finding emissions in 2010 were the highest in history; with coal continuing to be the major culprit.
Asia Must Invest In Solar Power: ADB
It is essential Asia continues expanding its solar energy industry in coming decades in order to ensure strong economic growth and reduce carbon pollution, according the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
