Negawatts – Energy Efficiency Focus For Australia In 2009
While 2008 will remembered as the year when renewable energy moved from the fringe into the mainstream in Australia, 2009 will see an increased focus on negawatts and energy efficiency programs in the country.
Kyocera Donates Solar Power To Nepal Schools
Kyocera Corporation recently announced donations of solar power systems to schools in the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.
Solar Power And Salt Batteries
One of the biggest challenges of harvesting energy from wind and solar power is storage when it comes to large scale installations. That’s where molten salt may hold some answers.
Japan’s Renewed Solar Power Push
The world’s second largest economy and fifth biggest emitter of greenhouse gases is making a renewed effort to spark uptake of solar power systems as it scrambles to meet its Kyoto obligations.
A Coal Sludge Christmas
The coal industry has had a tough year and the bad news keeps coming after a massive coal ash sludge spill in central Tennessee, USA occurred earlier this week.
Record Investment In Solar And Wind Companies
According to analysis of activity in the United States, Europe, China and Israel; venture capital investment in cleantech companies reached AUD$6.74 billion in the first three quarters of 2008; an increase of 82% compared with the same period in 2007.
American Wind Power Industry Celebrates 2008 Achievements
It’s been a big year for wind power in the USA, with the country passing Germany to become the world leader in wind energy generation
Australia – A Future Saudi Arabia of Coal?
Imagine a peak oil world – which isn’t too far off according to the International Energy Agency. Perhaps we’ll all be driving electric cars by then, recharged via our rooftop solar systems. Or perhaps they’ll be powered by liquid coal fuels.
2008 World Solar Power Status Report
A recent report from the European Union’s Joint Research Center Institute for Energy shows continued massive increases in the annual growth rate of global solar cell production.
IRENA – The IEA Of The Renewable Energy Sector
A new voice for the global renewable industry, The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), will be launched on January 26, 2009 in Bonn, Germany with the goal of removing obstacles that are preventing the sector from achieving its full potential.
