Build Your Dream (BYD), the largest electric vehicle and storage battery manufacturer in China has intensified efforts to acquire a 25 percent of the Australian battery market after realizing a remarkable 8-10 percent share in its year one of operation in the Australian storage batteries market.

ClearVue Technologies, a building-integrated solar company based in Perth is set to roll out its clear solar power harvesting glass windows to the global market, but not before it floats its shares on the national stock market.

As renewable energy decreases in cost, more and more Australians are going green. However the same can’t be seen within the rental industry. As it stands, roughly 1 out of every 100 landlords have installed solar panels at their rental properties compared to every 1 in 5 owner-occupied homes.

Places that may have previously been seen as an unlikely power source are now possible with the advent of smarter solar. The future of solar energy will no longer be confined to rooftops or vast flat landscapes- it may just be popping up in some very unexpected places.

A promising design in wind turbines has recently been developed by Iowa State Aerospace engineers Hui Hu and Anupam Sharma. After exploring the idea of adding a smaller secondary rotor to an existing wind turbine, a more efficient energy output can be harnessed from the wind.

With a wingspan similar to the Airbus A-340, people may think that the solar powered aircraft known as Solar Impulse 2 weighs the same as the commercial airplane.

Did you know that the amount of sunlight that hits the earth every 40 minutes is enough to meet the energy demands for a year? One way this can be done is by harnessing the sunlight and applying graphene energy conversion.

Earlier this year saw the opening of the very first solar pathway in Amsterdam, one of the most picturesque places in Europe. The solar pathway is 70 meters long and connects two suburban neighbourhoods within the city.

A research team from the The University of Kassel in Germany has just manufactured a fully functional building material that also doubles as a solar cell.

As rooftop solar PV systems are expected to grow as much as 5 times within the next 15 years, Origin Energy has decided to concentrate on the domestic solar market.

Many both within and outside of the aviation industry are amazed with the development of the Progress Eagle, a quantum airplane that is slated to become a reality in the next 10 to 15 years.

In a recent interview with the Paul Nahi, Chief Executive Officer of Enphase Energy, the biggest solar inverter manufacturer in the world, it was clear that he had a lot to say about tech companies like Google, Apple, and Samsung.

Reports abound claiming that Apple will start production of the very first Apple electric car starting 2020. News also revealed that the company is currently doing a series of tests that will help it develop a viable EV.

Over the past 10 years, electric vehicles have enjoyed an increasing rate of consumption amongst the general public. It’s clear, however, that the overall sales is not as impressive as many had expected.

Owners of electric cars will be able to help save the environment, but according to the Tesla co-founder, more money will need to be invested if electric trucks are going to be a realistic part of our future.

In the forefront of the race for electric vehicle technology is Tesla Motors, recognized as the top electric auto manufacturer in the world. Tesla is in the thick of things – opening a number of Supercharger fast charging stations all around the United States and even in other countries.

No formal announcement has been made but there have been rumours that both Apple and Google are seriously engaged in their respective projects for electric vehicles, albeit of different levels.

Felicia Whiting of Infratech Industries revealed the company’s plans earlier this year to construct the first floating solar farm in South Australia. The solar plant will be based on a wastewater treatment facility in Jamestown in the state’s mid north.

The Chevrolet Volt has a feature that differentiates it from all other plug-in cars – it will run solely on electricity as long as its battery has a charge.

There are rumours doing the rounds that there is a Ford electric car is in the works. The top auto company is believed to be in the midst of developing a plug in electric car that boasts of a 200-mile range.

A report on the findings of an investigation into solar power customer satisfaction was recently published by CHOICE, a consumer advocacy group. The latest CHOICE report reveals the underlying assumptions a solar company makes that induce them to stock particular products and provide excellent service to their customers.

AGL’s Nyngan Solar Plant will soon be up and running and upon completion, the plant will have a 102 MW capacity. The mega project set to reaffirm AGL’s reputation as the biggest ASX-listed owner, operator and developer of renewable energy generation in Australia.

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk was heard loud and clear in early May as he announced the initial response to his company’s latest product line of solar batteries.

The news that Swedish retail giant Ikea plans to open a 29, 000 square metre outlet located in North Lakes, Moreton Bay was met with excitement throughout south east Queensland.

Imagine paper-thin, individualized coloured solar panels secured onto a window of a building. Such a concept may soon become a reality according to one study by Britain’s Exeter University, as new generation solar panels have been created and developed from perovskite minerals.

A significant development for green energy as Apple CEO Tim Cook announced his company’s monumental solar power partnership with First Solar Inc in February, 2015. The project will allow for Apple to generate enough electricity in order to power all of their operations based in California, including the forthcoming “spaceship” Campus 2 project, during the end of 2016.

Representatives of the Broken Hill Solar Plant project have maintained that it will be finalised at the end of this year. The $200 million initiative is located on a 140 hectare plot, making it the second biggest project of its kind to be found within Australia.

Another step in the right direction for renewable energy in Australia as Carnegie Wave is switching on their onshore power station at their Perth Wave Energy project.

Interest has been revived in developing a 100mW plus solar thermal plant in Western Australia by two prominent developers. This interest in the solar tower has been re-established due to the fact that Australia’s Goldfields region is beginning to boom and more miners are looking towards clean energy, especially solar, as a means to reduce rising diesel costs.

US based S&C Electric Company has won the first tender offered by Ergon. The tender involves providing a unique grid-based battery storage technology, which could be the first of many such installations across their extensive network within Queensland in an effort to cut the need to invest in more poles and wiring.

2015 saw a solar yacht fitted with flexible solar cells called Helios entered into the Young Designer of the Year competition run by Boat International Media.

The Macarthur wind farm is one-of-a-kind due to the fact that it is able to produce more than enough clean energy in order to run close to 220,000 standard Victorian households while saving almost 1.

Attendees at the advanced city of Amsterdam are in for a treat with the widely celebrated Copenhagen Wheel. A device that transforms your bicycle into a smart electric hybrid, quickly and easily.

A further scientific analysis has challenged an assertions of the anti-wind organization – that indistinct sound waves (or infrasound) produced when operating wind turbines is directly linked to disease.

Since its delayed proposal in 2013, Mount Majura solar farm located in Canberra ACT, will soon be commencing work as Solar Choice is in the process of signing off on the first 2MW stage of the project.

In a move that is surprising many within the industry, Mitsubishi Motors have slashed more than $6,000 off the retail price of their 2014 all-electric i-MiEV model.

‘Solar trackers’ is a term that has been used by many, but quite a lot of people do not really understand its purpose and importance. Solar trackers ensure panels are directed toward the sun in order to maximise the energy captured.

In the past five years, solar energy has seen very big decrease in price, especially when considering small-scale rooftop solar power. It was not that long ago when the thought of having residential renewable energy was only a ‘nice thought to consider’, whereas today, many families across Australia are now enjoying the benefits of cheaper, cleaner energy.

The LightSail spacecraft, riding atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, will be the very first solar sail mission that will be orbiting just outside the earth’s atmosphere during May, 2015.

They really look like something out of a futuristic movie, but these ultra-modern trees have been standing tall in Singapore for a considerable time now and are getting their power from the sun.

A New York student may have found a way to solve the problem of contaminated drinking water by conceptualising a solar powered lens that purifies water.

The Samsung smart bulb is the latest in innovation and cutting edge technology. The light bulb has an average life span of 10 years, and allows users to adjust their light fixture settings from their mobile devices.

Mackay‘s solar power landscape continues to improve as more and more local solar companies, such as Green Energy Technologies, come up with solutions to offer better and more affordable products for various sectors nationwide.

Cut-price solar systems are leaving householders short-changed on promised power savings, claims independent watchdog Consumers South Australia. Residents are reporting faulty systems, requiring replacement or upgrading which is costing them hundreds of dollars in lost solar power generation.

Synthetic molecules that mimic chlorophyll in plants may one day form the basis of highly efficient solar cells, say Australian researchers. Professor Max Crossley’s molecular electronics group at the University of Sydney recently presented its research at the International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines in Rome.