Energy Matters Launches Australian Solar Power Online Forums
Energy Matters, a national provider of solar power solutions for home, business and community groups has launched an online community to cater to supporters of solar power and other forms of renewable energy in Australia.
Suntech Breaks Solar Panel Efficiency Record – Again
Suntech has again beaten all previous records for polycrystalline silicon module conversion efficiency. The new world record conversion efficiency (aperture area only) was measured at 16.53% by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Germany.
Harvard University Powers Ahead With Wind
Two 10 kilowatt wind turbines were commissioned at Harvard University in the USA yesterday, representing the largest wind energy project on campus to date.
Suntech’s New Wd Series Polycrystalline Solar Panel
Solar panel maker Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. has unveiled a 60 cell multi-crystalline solar module called the “Wd”.
The Solar Roof Tile .. That Looks Like One
Solar roof tiles are nothing new; but most just look like small solar panels, not blending in well with the surrounding roof structure in terms of design.
Solar Powered Bird Scarer
Keeping birds away from crops and other structures can be a real challenge; particularly when attempting to approach the problem in a humane way.
World’s Largest Wind Farm Inaugurated
The world’s largest wind farm was inaugurated earlier today by Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Lars Lykke Rasmussen, Danish Prime Minister.
Outback Solar Power Subsidy Cuts Slammed
A wound has been reopened after Australian pastoralists and indigenous communities criticised the Government’s dropping of an important solar rebates program for rural areas some months ago.
1.16 Megawatt College Solar Farm Inaugurated
BP Solar and Palo Verde College in California inaugurated a new solar farm project with a dedication ceremony at the college
Offshore Wind 2009 – Oceans of Opportunity
At the Offshore Wind 2009 conference currently under way in Stockholm, attendees have heard from a new report, “Oceans of Opportunity”, that 100 GW of offshore European wind power projects already in planning stages could produce 10% of Europe’s electricity.
