Google, the world’s biggest corporate buyer of renewable energy, is expanding its clean power portfolio with deals for 781 MW of solar and wind power. The Alphabet Inc. unit completed five deals to buy the...
As renewable energy decreases in cost, more and more Australians are going green. However the same can’t be seen within the rental industry. As it stands, roughly 1 out of every 100 landlords have installed...
(CNN)It's billed as the fastest infrastructure project ever built in Africa. Only one year passed from signing the agreement to construct the 8.508 megawatt solar plant east of Rwanda's capital Kigali to full production. The...
Soil nutrients is powering plant lamps in Peru, bringing electricity to remote areas in an environmentally-friendly way. Researchers have collaborated with advertising agency Foote, Cone & Belding to create 10 trial plant lamps which they...
The key component of solar cells, Polysilicon, has dropped to record low prices and isn't expected to rise any time soon. Manufacturers of polysilicon are reluctant to limit production as the solar power demand is...
Airlight Energy has created the Solar Sunflower, which utilises different types of solar power in one and is four times better than standard solar setups. Solar power can be generated in two forms- photovoltaic (PV)...
AGL energy has added two new battery systems to its range which are larger than usual, providing for customers that require high levels of energy. These batteries will suit a wider range of households and...
Want to merge your love for fashion and energy efficiency, and never let your phone go flat? Here are five different solar panel-encrusted garments that are not only environmentally friendly, but high fashion and extremely...
Researchers are saying they have discovered the manganese and lithium rich transition metal oxide structure, materials which could drastically change battery technology today. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers have used techniques such as spectroscopy and...
The biggest floating solar farm in Europe is being constructed on a reservoir near Manchester by water giant United Utilities in order to cut their energy costs. The £3.5m (AUD $7.5 million) project contains 12,000...
Researchers at the University of Connecticut have developed a technology that could make solar panels twice as efficient and cheaper to manufacture. Professor Challa V. Kumar and his team from the Institute of Materials Science...
Are you about to buy solar panels for your home? Before you do, learn the facts. There are many misconceptions or solar energy myths surrounding the revolutionary power generating boom. Is it Chinese whispers? Or...
The latest software update in the Model S gave the car autonomous driving capabilities in the form of the Tesla AutoPilot mode, however Tesla owners are reporting videos of their vehicles veering and swerving into...
Indian multinational conglomerate company Adani has apparently been constructing plans to build a large scale solar farm in Bowen Basin, which is a major coal region. Isaac Regional Council landowners have quietly been having meetings...
The second-largest utility-scale solar power plant in Australia is expected to be fully operating by the end of 2015. The 53MW solar farm in Broken Hill, NSW, installed the project's final advanced photovoltaic modules successfully....
The first markets for the Tesla Powerwall have been named, and Australia is one of them, with deliveries expected in 2015. The residential energy storage systems will be distributed late 2015 through an expanding list...
