Energy Matters Launches Coal Consumption And Carbon Emissions Counter
Australian solar power solutions provider Energy Matters has unveiled a web-based counter that updates the amount of coal burned globally for electricity generation every tenth of a second, along with the carbon emissions created. The company is offering the counter application free to web site owners and bloggers.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 30 – April 20, 2011
In this episode, Virginia covers NSW electricity price hikes, a huge injection of funding for a solar power system at Kogan Creek, Schott Solar’s school initiative and Energy Matters’ coal and carbon emissions counter.
Google And Facebook’s Latest Renewable Energy Forays
Google has announced yet another major wind power investment and Facebook is dipping its toes into solar power.
Boeing Powers 787 Dreamliner Factory With Solar
Boeing have announced their 787 Dreamliner will be the greenest jet in the skies once completed models begin rolling out of the company’s new manufacturing facility in South Carolina, which will draw 100 percent of its power from renewable energy sources.
Tasmania’s New Solar Incentive For Business
The Tasmanian government announced a $30-million Renewable Energy Loan Scheme last week to help businesses make better use of renewable energy sources, including solar power systems.
Bosch Solar Energy’s Record Breaking Solar Cell
Bosch Solar Energy has unveiled a record-breaking large-format solar cell, which delivers an impressive 19.6 percent energy conversion rate.
Embedded Electricity Generation Can Reduce Energy Costs
A recent report by the Energy Networks Association says embedded generation (EG) technologies such as smaller wind energy and solar power systems can significantly increase their share in Australia’s energy mix in the near term and that will decrease the need for additional centralised generation; and in turn, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Printed Battery Technology Unveiled
Using a technology similar to printing solar cells, Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) has developed a process to “print” batteries with far more energy storage capacity than lithium ion batteries.
Renewable Energy And Land Use
While renewable energy holds the answers to reducing electricity production related greenhouse gas emissions, a sometimes contentious issue is the space major installations occupy.
Solar Electricity Through The Magnetic Effect Of Light
Scientists from the University of Michigan have found a new way to capture solar energy without using solar panels and inadvertently discovered a new law of physical motion that has been overlooked for 100 years in the process.
