Europe’s First Green Train Powered By Solar Tunnel
Passengers travelling via high-speed rail between Paris and Amsterdam will ride Europe’s first “green” train, after electricity from a 16,000 solar panel installation on the roof of a tunnel in Antwerp begins to flow into the rail system grid.
Germany’s 100,000 Strong Solar PV Workforce
Germany’s solar photovoltaic (PV) industry now employs more workers than the steel production sector in the USA says Germany Trade and Invest.
Tasmanians Face Major Electricity Price Increase From July
Already faced with an 8.5% increase from July, Tasmania’s electricity customers may face up to a 10.97% jump after Aurora Energy submitted a proposal to Tasmania’s independent Economic Regulator to further bump up rates.
Australia Drops In Renewable Energy Attractiveness Rankings (Again)
The latest Ernst & Young Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices have seen Australia drop in ranking for the second time this year.
GE Energy Increases Stake In Solar Power Revolution
GE Energy has announced it will buy into a minority share agreement with California-based eSolar, manufacturer of concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, a move the company hopes will give it a leading edge in the global solar revolution.
Toyota UK Installing 17,000 Solar Panels
Last week it was Renault, this week it’s Toyota in the UK announcing plans to harvest energy from the sun with a major solar panel array to help power its manufacturing facilities.
Pro-Carbon Tax Rallies Attract Thousands
Nearly 45,000 Australians took part in rallies occurring simultaneously in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Hobart and Canberra to support the Government’s plans to impose a carbon tax on the nation’s biggest polluters.
NREL National Wind Technology Center Testing 3MW Turbine
In America, the philosophy of ‘bigger is better’ relates as much to renewable energy innovation as it does to steaks and cowboy hats.
Solar Power Systems Boost Australian Home Values
Rising electricity prices will further increase the value of existing green homes and commercial properties says Archicentre, the building inspection service of the Australian Institute of Architects.
Solar Assisted Energy Positive Commercial Building For Norway
A consortium called the Powerhouse Alliance has announced it will construct Norway’s first energy-positive commercial building, which will also be the northern-most development of its kind in the world.