SEIA President Lauds U.S. Solar Industry
Last week the president of America’s Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA), Rhone Resch, used a speech at a solar energy conference to congratulate the sector on its tremendous growth in 2010 and to highlight the solar industry’s importance to the US bottom line.
Google Buys A Stake In German Solar Farm
Search engine giant Google has further boosted its green street-cred with a major investment in a solar farm in Brandenburg, Germany.
Australia’s Solar Credits Rebate To Be Slashed Further?
Australia’s popular Solar Credits rebate is already facing an early reduction, with possibly another to follow says a report in a major newspaper.
Schott’s Solar In A Suitcase For Schools
A program launched by Schott Solar makes solar energy available in German classrooms in the form of solar suitcases, experimental kits that allow school kids to carry out practical experiments with solar power.
IEA : Enough With The Fossil Fuel Subsidies Already
While clean-energy technology has moved ahead in leaps and bounds, it’s still being overshadowed by continued demand for fossil fuels; partly due to subsidies says the International Energy Agency.
SunShot Slings Solar Cash At US PV Sector
Lessons learned in the 1980s are being applied to the US solar manufacturing sector as part of a USD$112 million funding boost for the industry.
Fraunhofer Consortium Developing Giant Solar Battery
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany are working on redox flow batteries – energy storage solutions that could hold the key to further the uptake of wind and solar power, with each battery able to provide electricity for up to 2,000 households.
Australia’s Home Solar Power Revolution And The Viral Effect
Households installing solar power systems now are likely playing a bigger role in the Australian renewable energy revolution than they may realise.
Clean Energy Stocks Boom In First Quarter
Preliminary investment figures from global research firm Cleantech Group show clean energy stocks continue to boom in China, Europe, North America and India, totalling $2.57 billion across just 159 companies.
ACT Solar Power Feed In Tariff Rate To Stay Unchanged
The ACT solar feed-in tariff scheme payment rates will remain unchanged said the Territory’s Minister for Energy, Simon Corbell, in Canberra last Friday.
