Solar Power Marketing Targeted By ACCC
Two solar power retailers in Queensland have been forced to change their marketing tactics after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) found claims made in advertisements for home solar power systems were likely to mislead or deceive consumers.
Western Australia Launches Solar Feed In Tariff And Wind Farm
Energy Minister Peter Collier announced on Monday the official start of Western Australia’s residential net feed-in tariff and construction of the state’s largest wind farm.
ATRAA 2010 – Australia’s Biggest Solar Power Industry Event
ATRAA, Australia’s largest solar industry conference, will take place at the Alice Springs Convention Centre this week.
NASCAR’s Solar Powered Raceway Unveiled
Solar power isn’t one of the first things to spring to mind in relation to NASCAR racing, but a major solar farm constructed at Pocono raceway in Pennsylvania will make a major dent in the facility’s greenhouse gas emissions and perhaps encourage other raceways to do the same.
USA Wind Power Industry Becalmed
While Europe is set to have a record year in terms of new wind power capacity, the USA wind industry appears to be faltering.
Wind Power In Europe Set For Record Year
In the first six months of 2010, 118 offshore wind turbines totaling 333 MW were fully grid connected in Europe and overall, 16 offshore wind farms totaling 3,972 MW were under construction.
Graphene’s Potential For Solar Cells
University of Southern California researchers have created flexible transparent carbon atom films they say have great potential for a new breed of solar cells.
DiCaprio’s Inception Filmed With Help From Solar Power
The filming of Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest feature movie, Inception, was given a helping hand courtesy of the sun via the world’s largest mobile solar power system.
10MW Wind Generator Unveiled
British company Wind Power Limited has unveiled its new offshore wind generator, the 10MW Aerogenerator X, with twice the power and half the weight of Wind Power’s original Aerogenerator design.
India Aims For 1GW Solar Power By 2013
Under new guidelines released by India’s government, 1,000 megawatts of new solar power capacity will be online in the nation by 2013.