Danish Wind Power Company Wins Zayed Future Energy Prize
Danish wind energy giant Vestas has been awarded the US$1.5 million Zayed Future Energy Prize for its contribution to the global renewable energy industry.
Los Angeles Meets 20% Renewable Energy Target
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa recently announced 20% of the city’s power was now being sourced from renewable energy.
A Cloudy Antarctica Stymies Solar Snowmobile Trek
A Korean expedition team looking to trek across Antarctica using solar-powered snowmobiles has run into trouble as unseasonably humid weather leaves the usually sunny and clear summer skies overcast and dull.
Evergreen Solar Shifting Panel Manufacturing To China
Evergreen Solar, one of America’s biggest thin-film solar panel manufacturers, is closing its doors and moving operations to China.
300 Solar Schools For Rwanda
The Rwandan government has announced plans to install 300 off grid solar power systems at 300 remote schools in the country.
Western Australia’s Concentrated Solar Power Potential
Researchers from the University of Western Australia say Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technologies have excellent potential to generate clean, renewable electricity for communities and mining operations throughout the state’s vast Wheatbelt.
Emcore Supplying High Efficiency Solar Panels To NASA
Emcore has been awarded a contract to supply solar panels to the NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre for its 2014 Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission (MMS).
Solar Powered Pumping To Bring Safe Water To Sudan
Years of conflict in East Africa has seen infrastructure destroyed or fall into disrepair. A solar powered water pumping initiative implemented by the Red Cross will make a huge difference in supplying people in a region of Sudan with safe drinking water.
Wind Farms Benefit Crops?
A study has found wind turbines located in the fields of farms in the USA’s Midwest may be providing more benefits than just generating clean electricity – the plants could be benefiting as well.
Flood Affected Solar Power Systems A Potential Electric Shock Risk
Residents in flooded areas have been warned to be especially cautious around solar panel installations that have been inundated.
