German Roof-Mounted Solar Panels Something extraordinary happened to the German national power grid during the pleasantly mild early weeks of last summer. Not only did the country's almost 1 million, mainly rooftop (photovoltaic) solar panels pump...
A new report from BP states that as global energy demand continues to grow over the next twenty years, renewable energy is set to become the fastest growing source of power through to 2030. BP’s...
With the cost of solar panels and associated equipment dropping rapidly while gas prices have been rising, solar PV is now competitive with fossil fuel in many Middle East/North Africa (MENA) countries for electricity generation....
Hong Kong based, China Technology Development Group Corporation (CTDC) has signed a three-year cooperation framework agreement to develop solar projects in the United States and China with GCL-Poly and China Merchants Group's subsidiary China Merchants...
Hello and welcome to our first country report in 2012! This year we will report from 3 continents from the most important Solar PV events! But today we would like to update you about Benelux...
Building on a theme in an article we published yesterday, Beyond Zero Emissions has highlighted the important role home solar power installations have in relation to reducing the cost of power generated during peak times....
Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous systems of sea fish, with serious consequences for their survival, according to Australian climate change research. The researchers found that carbon dioxide...
Residents of the Melody Park Seventh Day Adventist Aged Care South Queensland facility are enjoying the benefits of being part of Australia’s first state network of solar photovoltaic and solar hot water-powered retirement villages. Solar...
The International Energy Agency has recently released a publication detailing its Solar Energy Perspectives for the coming decades, and the potential solar energy can reach by 2050. The International Energy Agency publication aims to offer an...
SA Power Bill Increases An analysis shows the combined cost of SA Power bills for the average household in South Australian will be $3231 this financial year, a 16 percent jump on last financial year. The...
For many of us who grew up in the 1970's, home air conditioning was uncommon and a luxury. Today, it's a different story - but the pursuit of home climate control has come at a...
Preliminary estimates from the Managing Board of SMA Solar show sales of about €1.7 billion in 2011 and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of more than €240 million. With this, SMA fully achieved both...
Illinois Wind for Schools Team A clean energy future will require people with the appropriate skills to help power it - and primary and secondary schools are increasingly playing a role to help ensure that...
The California Public Utilities Commission has approved five renewable energy contracts totaling 1,088 megawatts (MW) of capacity with forecast annual generation of 2,927 gigawatt-hours (GWh), furthering the state’s progress towards its renewable energy goals. Southern...
Share of Solar power in the German electricity mix increases to 70 percent by 2016. Prognos AG: As a result, electricity tariffs to increase by nearly two percent The German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar) estimates...
At Solarexpo 2011 in Verona we spoke with Mr. Hugh Carr-Harris - Country Manager France & Benelux at LDK Solar who told us about the difference in LDK Solar's strategy for the Italian market comparing...