Solar Panel Industry’s Salad Days Of 2010
The solar revolution is gaining momentum, even if some governments are still seemingly ignorant of its potential and in some cases, now apparently actively seeking to rein it in. In 2010, 17.5 GW of solar panel installations occurred globally, blasting past the previous years 7.2 GW by an incredible 141%.
Legal Questions Raised Over Solar Bonus Scheme Suspension
According to Greens NSW MP John Kaye, the New South Wales government may have given some households cause for a class action suit over the suspension of the state’s popular feed in tariff initiative, the Solar Bonus Scheme
Australia’s Top Solar Power Postcodes
Home solar power systems are becoming a common sight in many Australian towns and cities; with some areas particularly engaged in the solar revolution.
UPDATE – Australia’s Solar Credits Scheme To Be Slashed Again
Australia’s Climate Change Minister, Greg Combet, has delivered another blow to the solar industry and households wanting to install solar power systems by announcing further reductions to the Solar Credits program.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 31 – May 5, 2011
Virginia covers New South Wales’ Solar Bonus Scheme being put on hold, Harry Reid’s vision for a renewable energy future, distributed vs. centralised solar power based electricity generation and NASA’s solar satellite returning to Earth.
Solar Powered Device Sterilises Medical Instruments
A French inventor’s design for a device using solar energy to provide heat for cooking in developing nations has been modified by a team of engineering students at America’s Rice University into a potentially lifesaving machine that can sterilise medical instruments.
Suntech Inks 100MW India Solar Panel Deal
Suntech has announced a deal that will see the company supply 100MW of solar panels for projects in India.
Climate Change’s Impact On U.S. Wind Energy
As climate change dramatically changes weather patterns in some areas, will it negatively affect the wind energy industry?
Small Scale Solar Thermoelectric Device Prototype Developed
A collaborative research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Boston College have developed a small-scale thermoelectric solar device that uses flat-panel technology – much like conventional silicon photovoltaic solar panels.
Energy Matters Exhibiting At Tasmania’s Agfest 2011
Tasmania’s favourite agricultural fair, AgFest, is on this week in Launceston from Thursday 5 May until Saturday 7 May, 2011 and Energy Matters will be exhibiting at the event.