The New Residential Zero Net Energy Action Plan, written by the California Public Utilities Commission and the California Energy Commission, provides the housing market in California with the drivers for all new houses to be zero net energy (ZNE) within 5 years. It provides a...
The number of growth days for plants could decrease by 11% by 2100 if only limited action is taken to address climate change, according to a study which was a collaboration by the Universities of Hawaii and Montana and recently published in PLOS Biology.A number...
On June 16 2015, US President Obama announced more than $4 billion in private sector commitments and Executive actions to “turbo charge” investment in clean energy. In the announcement from the White House, the plummeting cost of solar energy systems (50% reduction) over the past...
The latest report from the Renewable Energy Policy Network (REPN) released today (18 June 2015) has shown that 2014 was a record breaking year for renewable energy around the globe (but not in Australia of course). New investment exceeded US$300 billion, and renewables now contribute...
According to the latest US Solar Market Insight Report released on June 15 2015, California has become the first US state to exceed 10,000 Megawatts (MW) of solar energy capacity. This means that California now has more solar assets than the United Kingdom, France, Spain,...
A recently published study has found that higher Carbon Dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere are not advantageous to plants, and instead may inhibit Nitrogen absorption which is critical to their growth and overall health.The study was led by The University of Gothenburg who collaborated with...
An analysis by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has shown that wind, solar and other renewables will overtake coal and become the world’s premier electricity source by 2030 if the pledges made by countries in the lead up to Paris are met.According to IEA Chief...
As the climate change clock ticks louder than ever, more and more businesses are becoming part of the climate change solution. Two thousand business leaders met in Paris earlier this month at the Business and Climate Summit and agreed that the global economy could continue...
As a result of the Australian Federal Government $20 million Automotive Diversification Program, a South Australian company now has a significant renewable energy export opportunity. Industry Minister Ian McFarlane visited the Heliostat South Australia plant in Beverley in the western suburbs of Adelaide last Wednesday...
Following a grant worth US$310 million from Hanergy, a Chinese Energy Enterprise that produces thin-film solar technology, Jordan will expand its power grid and increase its renewable energy production by 1 Gigawatt. As a result of Hanergy’s assistance, Jordan will also achieve its goal of...
