The Melbourne solar energy scene is gearing up for more competition as industry players both old and new rev up their marketing campaigns for further expansion. One such contender, Aus1Solar, promises a wider range of...
The proposal to axe the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) by ripping $1.3 billion out of the bureau and reducing it to a branch agency in the Department of Industry has been met by criticisms...
The Adelaide solar power industry continues to enjoy strong support from manufacturers both local and imported as new players in the industry try their luck in the arena of solar power installations. One such home-grown...
The Australian solar industry is experiencing a boom as the number of Australians with solar panels in their homes has jumped considerably in the past three years, from just 7.5 percent in March of 2011...
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, 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
