Two Alternative & Renewable Energy Sources
As the world consumes and produces more energy we must cut back our us fossil fuels, and begin using alternative energy to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels Currently we have …
The largest solar plant in the world to be switched on.
As reported by the guardian Morocco’s king will switch on the first phase of a concentrated solar power plant on Thursday that will become the world’s largest when completed. The …
US invests R5.4bn in SA solar power
US government development bank, Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC), will invest up to R5.4 billion ($400 million) in a solar thermal plant in SA. The 100MW Redstone solar project, developed …
Facts & History of Solar Power
Interested in solar power? How about some facts and history of solar power. Horace Bénédict de Saussure (1740-1799), a Swiss physicist, geologist, and early Alpine explorer was the inventor of …
GE, First Solar Announce Solar Technology Partnership
GE, FIRST SOLAR ANNOUNCE SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP Partnership accelerates thin-film solar technology development GE takes equity interest in First Solar Existing scale and manufacturing capabilities of First Solar, …
Google to invest in south african solar power plant
Investment in solar energy is continuing in South Africa with the announcement on Thursday the 30th of may 2013 of Google’s $12m investment in the Northern Cape’s 96MW solar photovoltaic …
Solar Powered Plane Flies 18 Hours
A solar powered plane named the solar impulse managed to fly in 18 hours and 18 minutes non stop from San Francisco to phoenix. This feat was achieved without a …
Solar Panels
Solar Panels can be divided into two different types. You have the Photovoltaic Solar Panels and then you have your Solar thermal collector. Both use the energy from the sun …
Eskom wants to be solar giant
Eskom South Africa’s main power producer said on Monday it expects to become a dominant solar energy player as it seeks to reduce its carbon footprint, with plenty of funding …