First Solar Assisted Oil, Now Solar Assisted Coal
A new project aims to prove that the heat produced by a solar farm can increase the efficiency of a coal-fired power plant while also lowering carbon dioxide emissions.
Solar Power Equals Green(er) Oil?
Chevron Corp has teamed up with BrightSource Energy to build a solar thermal plant in California that will help extract oil from an aging oil field
200 MW Solar Farm For China
China Longyuan Electric has commenced developed of a 200 MW solar power plant in the Golmud Desert of Qinghai, which will be the largest facility of its kind in the nation.
Australian Researchers Help Break Solar Power Conversion Record
Researchers from the University of New South Wales have played the key role in attaining the highest conversion efficiency for solar power, setting a new world record of 43 per cent of sunlight converted into electricity.
Germany’s Largest Solar Farm – 560,000 Solar Panels
Consisting of over 560,000 solar panels and with more to come, the Lieberose solar farm being constructed in Brandenburg has become the world’s second largest solar farm and Germany’s biggest.
Latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices
The latest Ernst & Young Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness indices see China climbing three points in the “all renewables” index to tie with Germany,following the Chinese government’s announcements of increased support for solar panel based energy production.
Australia New Zealand Solar Energy Society 47th Conference
Solar09, the 47th annual conference of the Australia New Zealand Solar Energy Society (ANZSES,) is taking place in Townsville between September 29th and October 2nd. The conference will bring together some of the world’s leading minds and professionals from the renewable energy sector to discuss the future of solar power in Australia, New Zealand and throughout the world.
Australia’s Renewable Energy Target Legislation – Update
After an excruciatingly long debate in the Senate late yesterday afternoon that dragged on well into the evening, Australia’s Renewable Energy Target legislation is yet to be passed, but is expected to later today.
NEWSFLASH: Australia’s Solar Credits Legislation (Finally) Passed
After a couple of months of Australia’s solar industry being left in the dark in regards to rebates, the Solar Credits program has finally been written into law. Thousands of Australian households, businesses and community groups will now again be able to claim substantial rebates on grid connect and off-grid solar power systems. Unlike the previous rebates scheme, Solar Credits are not means-tested.
Australia’s Renewable Energy Target – Green Coal?
Now that coal seam gas has been included in Australia’s Renewable Energy Target (RET), it seems that other fossil fuel sectors want a piece of the action too.