Solar Sails To Power International Shipping
a Japanese solar energy solutions company is working on a system that would install sails on ocean going vessels in the form of giant solar panels.
Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Solar Energy
Solar energy is making inroads in reducing the overall impact of extraction of crude oil and extending the economic life of aging oil fields
Solar Panels For Greenhouse Applications Unveiled
A new product appears to have solved the challenge of harvesting solar energy from greenhouse rooftops and could be used in other applications where light needs to pass through to the area below.
20th Century Fox Installs Solar Power
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation has installed a solar power system at their Los Angeles, California headquarters; a site that has produced some of the world’s most popular films.
Google Funds Transphorm Energy Efficiency Breakthrough
It’s being widely reported this morning that search giant Google has become a financial backer of a device that promises far better efficiency in a range of electrical devices, including solar panels.
Australia’s Carbon Price Commencement Date Set
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has outlined the Government’s proposal for a carbon price to commence on 1 July 2012 – pending negotiations with other parties and the ability to pass legislation this year.
Turning Toxic Landfills Into Solar Farms
Communities across the USA are increasingly looking towards old landfills, which in total occupy hundreds of thousands of acres, to generate energy from commercial solar farms.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 24 – February 23, 2011
In our first episode for 2011, Virginia covers Energy Matters’ flood appeal donation, solar power systems and house fires, the Solar Flagships program saved from the chopping block and the expansion of the A.C.T’s solar feed in tariff program.
Samsung Inks Solar Polysilicon Agreement With MEMC
Samsung Fine Chemicals (SFC) and MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. have announced a deal to produce high purity polysilicon for use in products such as solar panels.
Super Stretchable Solar Skin Developed
A flexible solar cell that converts sunlight into electricity even when stretched is the latest breakthrough in the work of Stanford University’s Zhenan Bao.
