A NSW company, Martin's Fertilizer, is looking at considerable savings when its manufacturing facility switches fully to large scale solar power. Martin’s Fertilizer have installed grid-connected solar inverters at their plant in NSW. By switching to solar, the fertilizer...
If things do not change dramatically, by 2050, solar power will replace coal as the leading source of electric power in the world, so says the IEA (International Energy Agency). The cost of establishing solar power...
Burlington, Vermont’s largest city proudly announces that it now gets 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy sources. A publicly owned utility, the Burlington Electric Department, earns the distinction of achieving this remarkable...
Debbie Dooley has effectively combined Tea Party conservatism and solar power activism. This green party star is heading to Wisconsin to fight for solar power. Dooley is the founder of the Green Tea Coalition, a conservative-focused...
The Australian Solar Council joins with several stakeholders and launches a new industry body for the energy sector as it tries to engage more electric utilities. According to the PV-Tech website, the newly formed body...
The largest coal producer in the world is going solar. The coal mining conglomerate Coal India Limited (CIL), nationalised by the Indian government in the 70s, is investing in renewable energy sources as a partner...
Retrofitting – the addition of new technology to an old structure – can save businesses in the UK between £3bn to £5bn, according to Carbon Trust, with the use and/or development of LED lighting, smart...
The introduction of the Model X by Tesla Motors blows past the expectations of both consumers and investors despite the excitement that the Model S has injected into the automotive industry. Tesla Motors has unveiled...
Majority of the households in Australia with solar panels have an annual income lower than the state average, according to a recent study by the REC Agents Association. This bit of news shatters the misconception...
A developer of solar power systems in Australia predicts that solar energy will become less expensive compared to wind power in the coming years, which could further encourage more Australians to invest in solar photovoltaic...
US solar giant Recurrent Energy has announced that it will close down its Australian headquarters due to the uncertainty over Australia’s renewable energy target, with many international renewable energy developers threatening to follow suit. Recurrent...
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson is the latest high profile celebrity who has announced that he has stopped eating beef. Branson blogged about this recently saying he learned that the production of beef is harmful...
CEFC announces the entry of US solar giant SunEdison to the rooftop solar market in Australia. This move also helps local solar panel manufacturer Tindo. Up to $120 million is made available by the Clean...
Sungevity Inc., a leader in international residential solar market, announces the availability of additional funding of $1 million for its non-profit partners through its partner Sungevity.org program. More than 100 non-profit organizations such as The...
An enterprising couple, Miena Glimbovski and Sara Wolf, intends to open Germany’s first packaging free supermarket. This is just what this country needs because when it comes to sustainability, Germany is the leader. A country that has...
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation grants a $13 million loan to Epuron for the expansion of its Uterne tracking solar farm in southern Alice Springs. This will increase Uterne’s 1 megawatt capacity to 3.1 megawatt....
