Professor Tim Flannery To Head Australia’s Climate Commission
Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency announced a short time ago an independent Climate Commission, to be headed by Professor Tim Flannery.
Waffle Solar Cells And Plasmonics
Through an emerging branch of technology called plasmonics, the study of the interaction of light and metal, a team of Stanford researchers believe they can more effectively trap light within thin solar cells using a honeycomb “waffle” type approach.
Renewable Energy Up, Carbon Emissions Down In Eastern Australia
Greenhouse gas emissions from energy use in Australia’s eastern states has fallen says the latest report from the Climate Group – and increased uptake of renewable energy sources such as solar power are partly responsible.
UK To Review Solar Feed In Tariffs
The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) Secretary, Chris Huhne, says he will review the country’s feed-in tariff (FIT) system
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.
