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Australia’s Only Solar Panel Manufacturer Assists with Students’ Solar Car

Students from Australian National University have again sought the assistance of Tindo Solar as they build a solar car to race later this year.

11 May 2021

Land Productivity Could be Increased by Combining Sheep Grazing and Solar Energy Production

Land productivity could be greatly increased by combining sheep grazing and solar energy production on the same land, according to new research by Oregon State University scientists.

30 Apr 2021

Hoosier Solar Holdings, LLC to Develop Solar Power Facilities in Opportunity Zones Across Rural Indiana

Hoosier Solar Holdings, LLC is developing solar power facilities in economically distressed, rural communities across Indiana that have been designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones. Several solar and battery storage p...

30 Apr 2021

Novel Solar-Driven Desalination Unit Could Resolve World’s Freshwater Scarcity

Although Earth has a vast amount of water, a major portion of it is non-potable seawater. Freshwater makes up just about 2.5% of the total. Many places around the world hence experience acute water scarcities.

28 Apr 2021

Australia's Airports can be Ideal Hosts for Solar Electricity Production

A new study has found Australia's government-owned airports could produce enough electricity to power 136,000 homes, if they had large-scale rooftop solar systems installed.

27 Apr 2021

Researchers Use Tethered-Balloon Tests Ensure Safety of New Solar-Power Technology

What do tiny dust particles, 22-foot-wide red balloons and "concentrated" sunlight have in common?

23 Apr 2021

Wider Deployment of Solar Panels Could Replace Unsustainable Energy Generation

The most significant factor in finding the probability of a house having a solar panel, when compared to a host of demographic and socio-economic variables, is the number of solar panels present within the shortest distance from that house.

22 Apr 2021

Meyer Burger Secures Sustainable Supply Chain for Production of Highly Efficient "clean" Solar Modules

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd concludes contracts with several suppliers for the supply of sustainably produced wafers, thus securing its new production of high-efficiency solar cells and modules.

From Meyer Burger Technology AG 22 Apr 2021

Solar Photovoltaics can Pave Way for Green Energy Transition Faster than Expected

A team of researchers led by Aarhus University and including experts from universities and knowledge institutions in the US, Europe, Japan and Australia has published an article in the prestigious scientific journal Joule confirming that the role of solar photovoltaic installations in future green energy systems ought to be significantly upgraded.

30 Mar 2021

CSIRO Plays Part in US Next-Gen Solar Thermal Technology

The US government today announced it will fund a pilot-scale test facility to demonstrate a next-generation concentrated solar thermal (CST) technology that Australia helped develop. The high temperature receiver in op...

26 Mar 2021