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How Origin’s Solar Power Purchase Agreement is Helping More Businesses Go Solar

Article - 19 Jul 2016

In this interview, Phil Mackey, General Manager Solar & Emerging Businesses at Origin, talks to AZoCleantech about Origin’s ‘Solar as a Service’ helping more businesses go Solar.

African Clean Energy's Off-Grid Solar Power Technology

Article - 7 May 2020

African Clean Energy is providing an off-grid energy solution enabling decentralized access to clean energy in rural households.

Are Solar-Powered Planes the Future of Aviation?

Article - 28 Jun 2018

Aviation has come a long way since the Wright Brothers first took to the skies early in the 20th Century. Gone are the flimsy glider assemblies that carried a single person: today’s aeroplanes are...

Solar Power - Frequently Asked Questions About Solar Electricity Generation

Article - 7 Aug 2008

Frequently asked questions about solar power and solar electricity generation - solar thermal power, photovoltaics, costs and environmental benefits

Space-Based Solar Power - Harvesting Energy from Space

Article - 15 May 2008

The deployment of space platforms that capture sunlight, generate electricity, and transmit electrical power to Earth has been explored by governments.

Space-Based Solar Power and the Future of Limitless Clean Energy

Article - 9 Nov 2021

Recent reports have suggested that the ability of photovoltaics to meet our energy demands may have been greatly underestimated. Scientists have been exploring how solar satellites could potentially...

Combating the Energy Crisis with Community Solar Projects

Article - 23 Apr 2018

This interview discusses how community solar projects such as community solar can help combat the energy crisis with solar power.

Into the Future: Solar Power from Outer Space

Article - 20 Nov 2012

Solar energy is an eco-friendly and inexpensive form of energy. This clean, safe and sustainable energy form has been used for centuries in various ways – to heat, to dry and to generate fire.

Solar Panels and Hailstorms, Can Solar Panels Withstand Impact Damage of Hail Stones

Article - 2 Mar 2009

As solar panels have become cheaper and climate change concerns have increased one of the primary questions potential purchasers of a solar electricity modules have is what happens to solar panels in...

Green Roofs, What Are Green Roofs and the Various Types of Green Roofs

Article - 29 Dec 2008

Green Roofs and green roofing systems are rarely the colour green but are part of a building that takes the environment into account to save money, resources or both. Green roofs can be broken down...