Solar Power
Significant change coming to energy sector - solar company
An Auckland solar power company is predicting a big shake up in the way energy is generated and distributed to homes and businesses. Audio
Not Solar - Dr Jan Wright
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is calling for people to take notice of a report suggesting that electric cars help combat climate change, but solar panels do little. The report by… Audio
Solar invention pumps water uphill
A solar water pump system that helps get much-needed water to stock on remote hill country farms has captured international interest.
Don't rush into solar, says Electricity Authority
The Electricity Authority is warning that rapid investment in solar technology with back-up batteries could be an expensive mistake. Audio
China's second richest person goes AWOL
A solar power magnate has lost 20 billion dollars in an hour as his firm's share price tanked. Audio
Taking cycleways beyond pedal power
A 70-metre stretch of cycle path in the Netherlands has just become the world's first public roadway with embedded solar panels. Sten de Wit of SolaRoad can see the possibilities. Audio
Solar power supporters angry energy firms are slashing payments
As we have been reporting supporters of solar power are outraged two energy companies have slashed the price they pay to buy excess energy generated by customers. Audio
Meridian defends cuts to solar buy back rate
Supporters of solar power are angry both Meridian and Contact Energy have cut the rate they pay to buy back excess energy generated by customers. Audio
Energy with David Haywood: solar photovoltaic part 2
Dunsandel engineer and writer discussing the problems and future of solar photovoltaic energy. Audio
Solar panel roads
Scott Brusaw of Solar Roadways wants to revolutionise road building with his solar roads. They're glass-covered smart roads containing solar panels and embedded LEDs that can generate power, and… Audio
First Far North school to switch to solar
A tiny primary school in the Far North has become the first in the region to switch over to solar power. Audio
Small solar in Africa
Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy is training illiterate African grandmothers to be solar engineers at his Barefoot College in India. Audio
He Rourou for 17 September 2010
Now in his mid-seventies, Wiremu Kaa and his wife Jossie live in a solar powered house in the small East Coast town of Rangitukia. Audio
Sahara solar power
A consortium of 20 German companies is pushing an $870 billion plan to use solar power from the Sahara Desert in North Africa to power Europe. Audio
