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.
3.3GW Of Rooftop Solar Power In Australia By 2020
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, current Australian policies for promoting renewable energy will generate at least $36 billion in new investments by the end of the decade.
Major Battery Project For Texas Wind Farm
Efficiently storing electricity produced by renewable energy sources is rapidly becoming a reality. Duke Energy has announced further details of a major renewable energy electricity storage project for its Notrees Windpower Project in west Texas.
3D Solar Cell Boosts Efficiency By 80 Percent
Scientists at the USA’s Dept. of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a three-dimensional solar cell which could boost photovoltaic (PV) light-to-energy conversion rates by 80 percent.
