The East Solar Conference & Expo, being held in Melbourne in August, is free to attend. The East Solar Conference & Expo For many years, I have been a Committee Member of the Australian Energy Society (AuSES) in the ACT. For those interested in solar and renewable energy issues, the Annual AuSES Conferences have been… Read More »Free: The East Solar Expo & Conference
I was delighted to come across a number of Online Learning Units provided by the Open University in the UK. The ones listed here focus on the subject of Sustainable Energy. Follow the heading links to check out the Course Notes for each one. The Units are… An Introduction to Sustainable Energy Why Sustainable Energy… Read More »Free Online Courses on Sustainable Energy
It was Mark Twain who wryly observed that golf was “a good walk spoiled.” On a more positive note, he’s also on record as having described the Milford Track in New Zealand as “The Eighth Wonder of the World”, and “the finest walk in the world.” Last month I walked the Milford Track with one… Read More »Walking the Milford Track
Here’s a post on another blog today that is VERY interesting. Rather than comment, I’ll let you read it yourself! It starts… “Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has just released anexcellent paper illustrating how the economics of Solar PV have dramatically changed since 2008. The paper’s authors are drawn from a diverse group including BNEF, the… Read More »The Changing Economics Of Solar PV
What The Heck Is OTEC- Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion? Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion- OTEC– is another of those wonderful potential sources of renewable energy that never seem to get a run in the mainstream media. We may or may not be past Peak Oil, we’re not past Peak Gas, and we’re a long, long way… Read More »Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
Free Sustainable Living Booklet For Tenants. People who own their own homes can undertake a wide range of upgrades and retrofits to increase their water and energy efficiency. People who rent properties may only be there for year or two, and aren’t going to be installing a solar hot water system, solar panels, heating and… Read More »Sustainable Home Retrofitting For Renters
by John Grimes, Chief Executive, Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES). Greg Combet’s recent visit to China for the annual Australia-China Climate Change Forum was a timely reminder of the strong action China is taking to cut its carbon pollution levels and the importance of the partnership between Australia and China in reducing global greenhouse… Read More »Power in numbers: Tapping the Australia-China solar energy alliance
Here’s A Free Online Course on Renewable Energy For You Introduction to Renewable Energy is a free online course for those who wish to learn the basics of renewable energy – including where it is found, how we can harvest it for use in our homes and how it can help ease pressures on the… Read More »Introduction to Renewable Energy: A Free Online Course
Solar Ship Back Home The first, historic, around-the-world voyage by a solar-powered shiphas just been completed in Monaco by MS Turanor PlanetSolar. The sleek, 31 metre-long, 95-tonne catamaran is made of carbon-fibre, and is powered by 530 square metres of SunPower solar panelspartnered with 10 tonnes of lithium batteries. She is the largest solar-powered ship… Read More »Solar Powered Ship Completes Historic Round The World Voyage