An Aussie guide to solar PV in the UK
You may think that it rains too much in the land of Poms for solar PV to be effective but the UK has a pretty vibrant industry across both commercial and domestic sectors. Whilst Australia’s...
Ergon to implement new technology to decrease spending
US based S&C Electric Company has won the first tender offered by Ergon. The tender involves providing a unique grid-based battery storage technology, which could be the first of many such installations across their extensive network...
Solar Panel Rooftop Installation Becoming More Common In US
Solar energy took the U.S. market by storm and now the power grid has been fundamentally affected by the changing scenario of how energy is being produced and used. Solar panel rooftop installation is steadily...
Solar yacht Helios up for consideration in Young Designer of the Year
2015 saw a solar yacht fitted with flexible solar cells called Helios entered into the Young Designer of the Year competition run by Boat International Media. Being 55-meteres long, the environmentally friendly, high performance solar yacht is able to travel the world...
Macarthur wind farm is the largest in southern hemisphere
The Macarthur wind farm is one-of-a-kind due to the fact that it is able to produce more than enough clean energy in order to run close to 220,000 standard Victorian households while saving almost 1.5 million...
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Solar PV Industry Demand Predicted To Grow From 44GW To 50GW
If the 2014 solar PV industry statistics are considered, financial analysts will agree that it is one of the years in which all kinds of predictions for the solar PV industry were made. From January...
Top 10 Energy Storage Stories of 2014
There is no doubt that 2014 was one of the best years in regards to positive energy storage. The prices of lithium-ion batteries are continually dropping and new technologies are surfacing, ensuring that the future will...
Copenhagen Wheel impresses tech community with fresh design
Attendees at the advanced city of Amsterdam are in for a treat with the widely celebrated Copenhagen Wheel. A device that transforms your bicycle into a smart electric hybrid, quickly and easily. The design, complete...
School Solar Panel Project Cuts Energy Costs and Teaches Students
Two Libertyville school solar panel projects are reducing their electricity costs, and teaching their students the value of using renewable energy. The two school solar panel project locations include 75,000 square-foot Butterfield School and the other is the...
Commercial industry encouraged to increase uptake of solar power
Lately, Australia has been in hot water due to the Abbott government's lack of action when it comes to climate change and the impacts this has been having on the solar industry. As a result,...
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Stick-on Solar Panels Invented By Chinese Engineer
If Xiaolin Zheng would have her way, producing solar energy would be as easy as applying a sticker. Zheng is not an ordinary person. She is one of National Geographic’s Emerging Explorers of 2014. This program...
Wind turbines link to health risks disproved by new MIT study
A further scientific analysis has challenged an assertions of the anti-wind organization – that indistinct sound waves (or infrasound) produced when operating wind turbines is directly linked to disease. Their list of possible health risks...
Mount Majura solar farm utilizes QBotix’s robot technology
Since its delayed proposal in 2013, Mount Majura solar farm located in Canberra ACT, will soon be commencing work as Solar Choice is in the process of signing off on the first 2MW stage of...
Solar energy battery released by electric vehicle giant Tesla Motors
Renowned for creating the world’s foremost luxury, high-performance electric vehicle, Elon Musk is at it again, this time with his highly innovative solar energy battery system that is poised to have significant on the world of...
Solar Tower May Become Reality With Newly Developed Paint
A breakthrough for the solar energy industry as a San Diego research team has recently developed a type of paint that can trap light and also withstand intense heat for many years. The paint is made...
Mitsubishi slashes almost $6,000 from their i-MiEV electric car model
In a move that is surprising many within the industry, Mitsubishi Motors have slashed more than $6,000 off the retail price of their 2014 all-electric i-MiEV model. But don’t think for a moment that you’ll be...