Sentinel Satellite Observes Global Warming Effects
A new false-colour image of Austfonna Ice Cap taken by Sentinel-1a of the EU’s new flagship Sentinel System tells of a chilling occurrence – the melting ice cap and its drainage to the oceans has...
Solar Roadways Could Power Entire Nations
Solar Roadways, the novel idea of supplying electricity to a community by means of installing solar panels on roads and highways has surpassed its goal by crowd sourcing $1.4 million over the weekend. The organizers...
Floating Adelaide Solar Power Plant to Improve Solar Efficiency
An Adelaide solar project Geits ANZ is proposing, is the construction of a floating solar power plant that is designed to be more than 50 percent more efficient than solar power systems based on land. Pilot...
Loss of Jobs and Investments Feared over Scrapping of ARENA
The proposed abolition of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, or ARENA, will result in the loss of jobs in rural Australia, trigger the rise of offshore jobs initially meant for Australians and slow down the...
CSIRO Recommends Solar Power Storage to Cut Energy Bills
In the face of rising energy costs, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, or CSIRO, believe that storing solar power is needed to cut energy bills. CSIRO highlights benefits of storing solar power CSIRO energy...
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Malaysia Airport Installs Solar – Reduces Airlines Emissions
Kuala Lumpur airport in Malaysia has installed a 19 Megawatt Direct current system which is estimated to save 2.1 Million Malaysia Ringgits (or around $707821 Australian Dollars) in energy costs annually, based on current rates...
Koch Industries Attempts To Kill the Solar Market
Who would want to kill the solar market and what would the motive be behind this. Fair question considering the years of progress that the industry has made internationally. For years, billionaire David Koch joked that...
Obama: Challenging America to Achieve Solar Efficiency By 2020
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association President and Chief Executive, Rhone Resch, U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration is “the most solar-friendly ever,” and that they are aiming for solar efficiency, following Obama’s recent visit to...
Google’s Building a Cheaper and Smaller Solar Power Inverter
Google Little Box Challenge At an event where President Obama was present, Google announced its Little Box Challenge, a $1 million contest to build the next generation solar power inverters. The goal of this competition...
England’s World Cup Goals in Doubt due to El Nino Heat
El Nino Weather Systems England football teams have a much greater foe to contend with than the excellent goal scoring talents of Luis Suarez, and the merciless right foot of Andrea Pirlo. This formidable...
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The Future of Solar Leasing and Sunpower
Take it or leave it, a solar lease has become more than just an option to generate electricity autonomously for home-owners. Leasing solar energy enables the installation of photovoltaic (PV) systems and the expensive upfront...
JAXA Solar Satellites built by 2030
It was in 1941 that science fiction author and Boston University biochemistry professor Issac Asimov wrote “Reason,” a short story of science fiction which featured a kind of space station that collected solar energy and...
The Sad, Short And Tragic Life Of Unleash Solar
Dion Perdikoyiannis, whose Australian business, Unleash Solar, collapsed and left a plethora of unpaid subcontractors, has set up Unleash Solar USA. According to Perdikoyiannis himself, he has neither assets nor cash and the $2 million...
Solar Citizens: Gaining Ground One Solar Power-ful Step At A Time
Generators of fossil fuel have reason to be agitated: solar energy apparently works. At the 2013 Solar Conference in Melbourne, Muriel Watt of Australia’s Photovoltaic (PV) Association issued a warning to home solar power users...
Rene Sola Financial Standing Brings Positivity to Solar Industry
Chinese solar panel manufacturer Rene Sola recently reported its first profit in more than two years thanks to increased shipments of solar modules. The company said that it registered a profit of $800,000 or 1...
Clean Energy Council Backs Victorian Solar Light Reviews
The Clean Energy Council endorses the products marketed by Victorian Solar Light, which are considered as a good source for Melbourne solar power. Coming on the heels of relevant certification from TUV, ISO, IEC 61215,...