Small Island Nation To Run Completely on Solar Power
Tuvalu, a small island in the Pacific, was one of the first nations to be dramatically affected by climate change. As a result the small island nation announced recently that they will completely overhaul their electrical infrastructure to run completely ...
by Justin Becks July 21st, 2009
Solar Power International 2009 Reveals Keynote Speaker
Solar Power International 2009 announced last week that Robert F Kennedy Jr. would be the keynote speaker this year. Also announced was the line up for the CEO panel which is comprised of top CEO’s from several different solar and ...
by Lynnette Adamson July 20th, 2009
Europe Falls In Love With Solar Power
Although there are a lot of wind farms that are popping up all over Europe, there is one kind of energy that is really capturing the love of Europe, and that is solar power. However, that brings up the question, ...
by Tessa Clarke June 18th, 2009
Solar Energy Gets Breakthrough
The ability to harness the sun's energy has just recently had a potential breakthrough. This new solar energy technology could prove to be a major card in helping this form of renewable energy get off the ground. This new technology ...
by Samantha Donovan May 1st, 2009
British Solar Power Companies Laying Off Workers
Many of the low carbon companies, mostly Solar Power companies, say that the government is on its way to green tech disaster. Much of the staff is having to be laid off by British solar power companies just weeks after ...
by Tessa Clarke April 20th, 2009
UK Under Fire After Halting Solar Energy Program
The UK government has become under attack by criticism after opting to close out their grant program for solar energy. This decision, which hit last week, is said by many campaigners to be a mockery of the UK government's commitment ...
by Jenson Brayshaw March 17th, 2009
Europe Considers Sahara for Solar Power Needs
Many experts in Europe say that the Sahara would be a prime spot for solar panels. They also made note that only a very small fraction of the Sahara would have to be used to supply all of Europe with energy. By investing in a network of solar panels, Europe
by Jason Drew March 12th, 2009
Renewable energy for festival
During the Glastonbury Festival one of the main mobile network operators in the United Kingdom will provide a mobile phone recharging point which will use power that is exclusively generated from renewable energy sources namely the wind and the sun. The ...
by Jason Drew June 18th, 2008
Optisolar Building Largest Solar Farm in North America
In Sarnia, Petrolia, and Tilbury, Ontario, OptiSolar Farms has installed and will continue to install hundreds of thousands of ground-mounted solar panels that capture energy from the sun and convert it to electricity. The projects have generated several million dollars ...
by Emma Young April 29th, 2008
South Korea lagging behind in solar power generation
A newly released report has revealed that South Korea is lagging behind in the generation of solar power. The report estimated that the country is close to ten years behind the two biggest economies in the world, the US and ...
by Emma Young April 28th, 2008
Deserts hold the key to future energy
An international network of scientists and engineers has claimed that only under one per cent of the deserts on the planet were needed to produce as much power as the world was presently consuming. The head of coordination for the group ...
by Emma Young April 28th, 2008
