News Updates.
29 June 2012
New Zealand should be a leader in solar energy
NZ can be a leader in solar energy, but must act now.
Credit: BRENDAN WINITANA
OPINION: Japan is in a crisis. Since the earthquake and...
28 June 2012
Falling cost makes solar panels tempting
Investors are tossing up whether to invest in state-owned electricity company floats or install solar panels kits in their homes, according to the...
28 June 2012
New Zealand, 100% solar by 2020?
Series 2012, Episode 4 | 100% Solar
28 Jun 12 | 0:24:12 | Classification: G
Tim Wilson hosts a finale five-part series for TVNZ 7 with a big...
28 June 2012
Week 2 progress update - Fakaofo Atoll (Tokelau)
Image: View down the inverter room.
It has been just over two weeks since the Powersmart team arrived on Fakaofo and we have seen great...
28 June 2012
Mount solar star powering Pacific
Image: Solar panels and equipment arrive on Tokelau.
Posted at 7:02am Wednesday 27th Jun, 2012 | By Hamish Carter...
24 June 2012
Tokelau to be entirely solar-powered (Source: One News)
Image: Noel and the Governor General - Fakaofo Atoll
Noel Ackerman from Powersmart Solar was one One News last night talking about our project...
23 June 2012
Solar power has bright future
Image: Mike Bassett-Smith, director at PowerSmart
ITRAT BASHIR
Solar generation surged past wind power to become the renewable...
21 June 2012
Solar cell absorbs invisible light
Image credit: MIT / Rishabh Jain
Analysis by Jesse Emspak
Thu Jun 21, 2012 03:55 PM ET
A new kind of solar cell made from carbon...
19 June 2012
Solar energy boom on horizon for Japan
Photo / Thinkstock
Japan is poised to overtake Germany and Italy to become the world's second-biggest market for solar power as incentives...
18 June 2012
Winter power price rises bite
By Nicholas Jones
Households will be paying higher power bills this winter as energy price increases made months ago bite in the cold...
17 June 2012
Solar System on Fakaofo Atoll (Tokelau) Construction Underway
This week marked the first week in the construction of Fakaofo Atoll's solar power system. The Tokelau Renewable Energy Project (TREP)...
11 June 2012
New ferry provides vital transportation for Tokelau
A series of ferry disasters has brought attention to the need for reliable transport to the island.
Published: 8:52PM Monday June 11,...
7 June 2012
Photovoltaic Cells Tap Underwater Solar Energy
06/07/2012 07:40 EDT - NRL News Release 77-12r
Contact: Daniel Parry
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Electronics Science...
