Battery storage is becoming an attractive and viable energy option for many Australian homes. What is fast becoming the holy grail of the renewable energy world, the future is changing not just for the growing...
With a federal election due to occur later this year, buzz around the vital election topics, promises and vote-winning points is already beginning. There’s no doubt that renewable energy is highly topical for both the...
By 2018 the long-awaited "third generation" style perovskite solar cells will be ready for the market. Differing greatly from the traditional solar cells seen today, these panels utilising perovskite solar cells are highly efficient, lightweight,...
Many countries have already made a move towards the shift to renewables and a carbon-friendly future, in a number of various forms. Whether it's solar, geothermal or wind power, it's happening all around the globe....
Barack Obama has announced this weekend that the budget for renewable energy funding will be doubling within five years in an attempt to commit to pledges made during the Paris Climate Summit in 2015. Making...
Researchers from Abu Dhabi's Masdar Institute have developed a new solar storage technology using sand from the arid deserts of the UAE to collect and store energy from the sun. Sand collected from the oil...
Solar power tenders in India have significantly dropped in price, making the price estimates on the renewable fuel unstable. This dramatic decline in cost has also instigated worries that the demand for thermal coal imports...
For years now Gaza has suffered a chronic power deficit due to Israel's blockage, and in 2014 their power plant was destroyed in an assault. Even before the war, only half of Gaza's total electricity...
One of the world’s largest solar thermal plants is set to come on-line in Morocco -- a rare positive development for the ailing concentrating solar power industry. This month, the first 160 megawatts (Noor I) of...
It's described as an "off-grid home solar system in a box," and it could be a much safer option for home backup power than a gas generator. Portable solar has come a long way from...
A new funding model in China may allow some people to get solar power for "free," or at very low upfront cost. Third-party financing is the way this could happen, and it is already used...
The Kempegowda airport is looking to generate 14.6 MW of solar power. Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL), which operates the Kempegowda airport, is evaluating bids from companies interested in supplying solar power or building solar...
From plants to people, every living thing on this planet needs water. But getting enough to survive, and survive comfortably, that can be a little tricky. Just look at the furor around California's new water restrictions....
The Azraq Syrian refugee camp in Jordan will soon be home to new solar farm that will meet the needs of the 27,000 Syrian refugees currently living there. In a joint project between Ikea and...
Google has almost doubled their wind power and solar power levels that supply energy to their huge data centres. Approximately 842 megawatts of power are included in Google's long term commitment, which will be flowing...
New battery technology could allow Australian homes to generate and store solar-powered energy more cheaply than traditional electricity suppliers by 2018, says report. Australians will be able to use solar panels and batteries to cheaply...
