Pay-As-You-Go Solar
Under a new pay-as-you-go offering that was a hit in the US, home owners will be able to avoid the initial cost of installing solar panels, along with future electricity price rises. Private equity-backed Sungevity...
Oriental Hornet: Expert Solar Power Harvester
Do you know who is the most competent solar power expert, according to a research team from Tel Aviv University? It is in fact a humble insect, the 'Oriental Hornet', found in our gardens! Much to...
Funny girl Julia to host dinner
The Clean Energy Week Gala Dinner looks set be a great night with comedienne and TV personality Julia Morris signing on to host the clean energy industry's night of nights. Ms Morris, famous for her...
Solar Should Take a Leaf Out of Steve’s Book
The birth of the computer mouse is a famous but cautionary tale from Silicon Valley. In it, Xerox develops an early version of the now-omnipresent PC pointer, but Steve Jobs and Apple actually make it...
Flag Falls as Q-Cells Files For Insolvency
High profile German solar manufacturer Q-Cells has failed to stave off insolvency. This is direct result of failing to agree to a financial restructuring with all creditors. The company said it would request the opening of...
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Q1'12 global demand is forecast at 6.9 GW, down 35% Q/Q, but up 146% Y/Y, primarily due to delayed policy tightening in Germany. Furthermore, European demand is projected to drop 27% in the second half...
Los Angeles County Bans Plastic Bags
The plastic bag prohibition recently took effect in an additional part of Los Angeles County, and this time it will be Manhattan Beach. The ban will affect the sale and use of plastic-type bags in...
First intercontinental solar-powered flight
The European built solar plane Solar Impulse has completed the world’s first intercontinental flight powered by the sun with a landing in Rabat, Morocco. Solar Impulse took off from Madrid and landed at Rabat’s International...
Solar Air-plane to Fly for 48 Hours from Switzerland to Morocco
We have been covering the famous, world-record-holding solar-powered airplane known as the Solar Impulse for years — from its birth, to its first flight (video at bottom of post), to its first 24-hour flight, to its first international flight,...
Solar Tornado Rips Through The Corona
You've seen the photos, now you can watch a video of the monster solar tornado that was spotted wreaking magnetic havoc in the sun's superheated atmosphere last September. During a Discovery News interview, co-discoverer Xing...
LDK Solar Panels Revises Fourth Quarter 2011
LDK Solar has revised its guidance for the fourth quarter of 2011. For the fourth quarter of 2011, LDK Solar revised its guidance for revenue to be in the range of $440 to $450 million,...
IPART Calls For End To Solar Credits Rebate
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal's (IPART) ignorance of the value that home solar power systems contribute to Australia's energy mix seems to be showing again. According to a report published in The Telegraph , IPART sent...
Australia’s Carbon Shame
Facing the impending climate change, counties with dwindling and massively expensive natural resources (parts of Europe, North America and the UK) are moving forward with progressive schemes that support new and renewable energy technologies that...
Barack Obama introduces Duty Ruling on Chinese Solar Imports
Yesterday, the Department of Commerce announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules from China. Commerce preliminarily determined that...
Largest Rooftop Commercial Solar Power Project Announced in Melbourne
NEXTDC Limited (ASX:NXT) has made another unprecedented move for the Australian data centre industry by committing to build what will be Australia’s largest privately-owned rooftop photovoltaic solar system at its data centre called "M1" in...
Solar storm heads towards Earth
An impressive solar flare is heading towards Earth and could disrupt power grids, GPS and plane flights. Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Centre said the sun erupted...