Efficiency gains in new solar panels

Laura Close writes in the Australia Business Review about a technological breakthrough that has significantly increased the efficiency of solar panels. This has to be a welcome development. Solar Panel Breakthrough Could Mean Huge Energy Savings Green energy needs all the help and support it can get in Australia right now. Scientists in Sydney … Continue reading Efficiency gains in new solar panels →

Embedding solar panels

Researchers are finding new ways to introduce renewable energy. There is a popular cycle path near Amsterdam that has embedded solar panels. While the total electricity is relatively small, if this can be rolled out in a large scale, the potential production is impressive. There are also efforts in the US that show promise. Philip … Continue reading Embedding solar panels →

Taking a community approach to deploying solar systems

How would you like a solar garden? It sounds intriguing. Diane Cardwell writes in the New York Times about some community efforts in the US for customers to buy into a solar array constructed elsewhere and receive credit on their electricity bills for the power their panels produce. This could be an interesting approach for … Continue reading Taking a community approach to deploying solar systems →

Solar developments in California

All watchers of the solar industry at some point turn to what is going on in California. Such is the case today with the article written by Diane Cardwell for the New York Times. Interestingly, Cardwell describes an incubator-accelerator programme that is designed to attract and nurture other solar start-ups. It is certainly worth following … Continue reading Solar developments in California →

Renewable energy markets gets boost with lowering solar PV costs

Many global electricity systems are in a low carbon transition and these will benefit from the lower manufacturing costs for solar panels. Giles Parkinson writes in Australia’s RenewEconomy about the dynamics in the global industry. Impressively manufacturing costs dropped 70-80 per cent between 2007 and 2012. Importantly, the article shows that those price drops were … Continue reading Renewable energy markets gets boost with lowering solar PV costs →