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.
USA’s Sunshot To Decrease Cost Of Solar Energy
The USA’s Department of Energy hopes cut the cost of generating solar electricity to around $1 per watt; which would allow super-cheap solar production to roll out across the nation.
REC Solar Panels To Power 24 MW Farm
REC Systems, a division of REC, has announced the construction of a 24.2 MW solar farm in the Lazio region of Italy.
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.
5.3 MW Solar Farm For Princeton University
Princeton University in the USA has announced a project to build a 5.3 megawatt solar farm – one of the largest facilities at a U.S. college or university.
