IEA : Smart Grid Vital To Clean Energy Future
The latest study by the International Energy Agency (IEA) into the use of smart grids has found that current global trends in the supply and use of energy are becoming increasingly untenable and the world needs to rethink the way it can achieve a more sustainable energy future.
Garnaut – Renewable Energy Not The Electricity Price Rise Culprit
A recent update paper from the Australian Government’s climate change advisor, Professor Ross Garnaut, has confirmed that renewable energy is not the major culprit in electricity price rises and acknowledges its increasingly important role in distributed generation.
Coal Ash – The Other Radioactive Waste
Nuclear power reactors aren’t the only source of radioactive waste. The ash left behind from burning coal is radioactive also.
DoE To Fund Next Top Energy Company
US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced the Department of Energy (DOE) will open the books on thousands of patents filed away inside 17 state-run laboratories in an effort to find “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator.”
IKEA Powers Ahead With Solar Energy Goals
In 2009, IKEA decided to install solar power systems on approximately 150 of its stores and distribution centers around the world. Its latest sustainability report shows good headway in meeting this goal.
Award For Solar In The Public Interest
A U.S. scientist who has dedicated his working life to improving the efficiency of solar cells will be honoured by the American Chemical Society for “chemistry in the public interest” at Harvard University next month.
Australia Ranks 12th In Clean Energy Investment
According to a report from Pew Charitable Trusts, the global clean energy sector has seen 630 percent growth in finance and investments since 2004 and last year, Australia ranked number 12 in G20 countries for clean energy investment.
Sanyo HIT Solar Panels Used For 450kW College Car Park Project
Long Beach City College in California has opened a solar energy harvesting car park, utilising Sanyo HIT solar panels.
Sunpower Panels To Power Tucson Solar Rooftop Initiative
One of the many advantages of renewable energy is as the world moves further away from the use of filthy fossil fuels towards a clean energy future, it also allows an evolution in the way we utilise power sources like solar electricity.
Rising Silicon Prices To Impact Solar Panel Producers
In what can only be described as bad news for makers of solar panels, new figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance show the cost of solar-grade polysilicon and wafers has risen to a two-year high, while prices of finished solar energy systems face increased downward pressure.
