BP Disaster: Will Big Oil Revisit Solar Power?

As the BP oil leak disaster enters into its seventh week and the company sees its stocks plummet, perhaps some Big Oil executives may reconsider their attitude towards renewable energy.

Good Vibrations From Wind Power

The Vibro-Wind Research Group at Cornell University in the USA is developing what it says will be an efficient, economical method of converting vibrations from wind energy to electricity.

Extreme Solar Power Farms – The Moon?

We’ve covered space based solar power generation in the past, but here’s a concept that takes it a step further (away) – using the moon as a massive solar farm.

Victoria-Suntech Advanced Solar Facility (VSASF) Launch Today

The Victoria-Suntech Advanced Solar Facility (VSASF) will be officially launched today in Melbourne. The project will provide a platform for commercialisation of NANOPLAS, a revolutionary nanoplasmonic solar cell technology being developed at Swinburne.

Environment Victoria Turns Up The Heat On Hazelwood

Environment Victoria is seeking to mobilise all 5 million residents of the state to take a stand against Hazelwood Power Station – to see it shut down and replaced with clean and renewable energy source power generation by 2012.

SHCP Rebates – Solar Installation Deadline Looms, Extensions Unlikely

The installation deadline for recipients of Australia’s Solar Homes and Communities Program (SHCP) looms large, with less than 5 weeks to go. With some solar providers backlogged with installations, coupled with a shortage of critical components, thousands of SHCP recipients are in danger of losing the $8,000 rebate – with little likelihood of extensions being provided by the Government.