NSS-Kalam Energy Initiative To Harvest Solar Power From Space
America and India, two nations trying to wean themselves off an unhealthy reliance on fossil fuels, have agreed to work towards a joint space program that would establish solar energy harvesting satellites in orbit around the Earth.
REC Celebrates 1 Million Solar Panels Produced At Singapore Plant
REC Group has officially opened the world’s largest integrated wafer, cell and solar panel manufacturing facilities in Tuas, Singapore. The facility has already produced 1 million Peak Energy solar power modules.
Australian Solar Power Industry Not The Electricity Price Rise Villain
Op-ed from Energy Matters Managing Director Jeremy Rich on the recent cuts to the New South Wales Solar Bonus Scheme, solar power’s role in electricity price rises and the future of solar feed in tariffs in Australia.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 14 – November 4, 2010
In this episode, Virginia covers the Port Philip Business Excellence Awards, wind power desalination with a twist, Austrade promoting Australian clean technology in the USA, India hosting an international renewable energy conference and Energy Matters rebrands for the solar power revolution..
Plans For UK’s First Solar Farm Announced
A Dorset company is planning to build the UK’s first solar panel based solar farm
Solar Power Grid Parity On The Horizon?
Solar panel sourced power could supply 5% of global electricity demand by 2020, up to 9% by 2030 and up to 20% by 2050, according to a study from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and Greenpeace International.
Solar Scientist Shoots For Payback
Reducing ‘payback time’ – that is, the time it takes for a solar panel to produce enough power to offset the energy used in its manufacture – is driving Sue Carter, professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, to develop cheaper and more efficient solar cells.
Energy Matters Sponsors NSW Solar Crisis Rally
National solar solutions provider Energy Matters has thrown its support behind a rally convened by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Australian Solar Energy Society (auSES ) to protest the NSW Government’s decision to slash the state’s feed-in tariff, the Solar Bonus Scheme.
South Africa’s Renewable Energy Gold Rush
Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to become the new boom region for global renewable energy investment, according to a new international study.
More Clean Energy Investment Needed For Developing Nations
A new study by the Global Climate Network shows that more investment by developed nations in clean energy technologies such as wind and solar power for developing nations is crucial to meet climate and energy related targets.
