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Solar Energy Receives Voter Support in Missouri
Missouri’s solar rebate program, enacted by voters in Proposition C’s Renewable Energy Standard, has survived legislative and legal challenges.
Australian Solar Power Moving Ahead, Albeit Slowly
Australia’s solar market is sending mixed signals. Bearish analysts point out that that large-scale solar power investment will benefit significantly from either Australia’s 2020 renewable energy target (RET) or the government’s proposed carbon...
Kenya’s Consumers Soon to be Forced to Use Solar Energy
According to Kenya’s Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), heavy domestic and industrial consumers of electricity will soon be required to use solar energy to heat water. The policy is meant to ease pressures on the nation’s electrical production grid.
Opinion: The Need for a Real Domestic Alternative Energy Policy in the USA
Alternative energy (or renewable energy) is a new manufacturing industry paradigm that is in its infancy. However, the discussion is not new, and it looks as if the United States has positioned itself to be behind history on what can be a very promising...
Iran Opens 42 Kilowatt Solar Energy Plant in Mashhad
Despite being OPEC’s third largest oil exporter, Iran has been exploring alternative forms of energy for indigenous use. While its Bushehr nuclear reactor, the country’s first, is soon to come online and has attracted much international criticism...
Uzbekistan’s Untapped Solar Energy Riches
The 17th century English philosopher, Francis Bacon, once observed that, “knowledge is power.” So, here’s some power knowledge that the West has overlooked, but may well contain critical information for jumpstarting Western interest in solar...
Taiwan Surges Forward in Solar Energy Developments
In 2010 Taiwan’s annual production of solar cells grew by 118 percent, reaching a capacity of 27.2 gigawatts, while combined solar cell shipments by China and Taiwan accounted for 62.2 percent of global exports of solar cells, making Asia the world’s...
Why Japan Will Turn to Solar Energy Following Fukushima
As the dire news continues to leach out of Fukishima, the silver lining in its nuclear cloud is that renewable energy technologies, despite their daunting start-up costs, are receiving renewed scrutiny.
