Strong 2011 Forecast For Australia’s Wind And Solar Energy Sector
Despite instability in regard to various solar incentives in Australia, including a reduction in solar panel rebates in the months ahead, market research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan predicts continued high growth in wind and solar energy projects across the nation.
800,000 Suntech Solar Panels To Power 150MW Farm
Sempra Generation’s Mesquite Solar 1 project in Arizona will be constructed using hundreds of thousands of Suntech polycrystalline solar modules.
$600m Australian Oil Production Tax Loophole Exposed
Grassroots political activist group GetUp! is urging Prime Minister Gillard not to slash solar power funding to help pay for flood damage recovery, but to take it from fossil fuel subsidies – and by closing one tax loophole for polluters in particular.
Australian Greens Say No To Compo For Big Carbon Polluters
The Australian Greens have warned Prime Minister Julia Gillard that a carbon pricing arrangement that provides compensation for big polluters will not get their support in parliament. Instead, more money should be channeled into clean, renewable energy projects.
UK’s First Solar Powered Theme Park
Plans have been unveiled for a solar electricity system to power Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park.
Fruit’s Potential In Supercapacitor Batteries
The concept of using fruits as batteries has been around for a very long time – but a team at University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus are taking it to a whole different level.
Renewable Energy – Australia Could Lead The World : WWF
A major study released by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) says Australia has the potential to meet all its energy needs from renewable energy sources, and it could do it on the cheap.
Emerald Solar Panel Developed For The Poor
A team of students from the University of Michigan are utilising solar energy to bring light to the dark nights they experienced during childhood, growing up and studying in impoverished Africa and Bangladesh.
PV Could Supply 12% Of Europe’s Power By 2020
A report from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) states solar panel generated electricity could make up 12% of Europe’s power demand by the end of this decade and up to 9% of the world’s needs by 2030.
Renewable Energy Portal Connects U.S. Government And Investors
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has set up an ‘Energy Innovation Portal’ that will link companies and investors with new and renewable energy technologies that have been developed under federal government auspices.
