Articles tagged with: Solar Energy
This year, the Australian branch of Ausra, a US-based company, is preparing to announce new deals worth more than $1 billion to build large solar power plants in at least two Australian states.
Former Sydney University …
Last week the Florida Public Service Commission recommended that 20 percent of Florida’s energy should come from solar and wind power and other renewable power sources by 2020.
Renewable energy requirements for utilities have already been …
With the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) being hosted in Masdar, Abu Dhabi next week (January 19 to 21) it is a clear signal that the Arab oil producing states have now set their sights …
There has been a 78 percent spike in the number of land-use applications received from solar projects in the millions of desert acres west of the Rocky Mountains according to the U.S. Bureau of Land …
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today reported that both wind and solar energy enjoyed a record-breaking year in 2008. However both industry trade groups say the renewable …
A solar power system can now be custom designed and installed for up to 50% total savings thanks to the recent passing of the Federal ITC (Investment Tax Credit). This breaks down into a 30% …
SolFocus now has nearly $150 million in total funding, to become the most heavily-funded concentrating solar startup around.
Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) arrays are tiny, highly-efficient solar cells that have sunlight focused on them by lenses and …
Mike Strizki, an engineer in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, is building up a small business that saves big money on energy costs for his customers. Normally he builds grid-independent systems for celebrities like Johnny Depp, …
Connecticut’s solar rebate program is one of the most generous in the United States and because of this is very popular. Since 2005, more than $85 million has been doled out for 815 residential solar …
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The internet has been buzzing with a story that Toyota is working on an electric car (a redesigned Prius) that’s completely powered by solar energy. The story has originated from …
