Category: solar energy

3 Reasons I Cook (And Bake!) With Sunshine

On one ordinary day back in 2012, a hefty envelope turned up in my snail mail containing a very kind letter along with a mechanical drawing so detailed it made me want to chew my hair. The sender thought I would be the perfect person to build my own solar oven. Right. Like that was…


Tech Billionaire’s Bold Takeover Bid Lacks Understanding of Power Grid Stability

Commentary With his bid to buy AGL, an Australian energy giant, and transition it to renewables, Mike Cannon-Brookes shows he does not understand the broader operating characteristics of the electricity market. The early retirement of coal fired power stations will drive up the cost to consumers for electricity. This is because of the requirement to invest…


Australian Robots To Revolutionize Renewable Solar Industry

An Australian company looks set to revolutionise the renewable energy industry with its “game-changing” development for solar farming. Solar Company, 5B, from New South Wales (NSW), has developed revolutionary portable robot solar farms which they call  “Mavericks” that deploy 10 times faster than conventional solar and generate twice the amount of energy on the same…


Edison’s New Rate Plans Increases Costs for Solar Panel Customers

As Southern California Edison (SCE) begins to roll out its new “time-of-use” plans to its residential customers, many solar panel owners are up in arms as their energy bills will not be as low as they used to be. For years, SCE operated on a tiered energy billing system, where customers—spanning across Orange, Los Angeles,…


Investments Powering the Future of Nuclear Fusion Technology

Optimism regarding the harnessing of nuclear fusion—an unlimited, safe, affordable, and clean energy source that powers the sun and other stars—in the coming decade has driven investors to fund projects, reigniting dreams of world-changing technological breakthroughs. There are at least 35 private fusion companies across the world including the United States, Canada, China, UK, and…