1. INTRODUCTION: FUTURE ENERGY NEEDS Mankind has recently enhanced its living standard and its population in an explosive way. In fact, the human population quadrupled and primary power consumption increased 16-fold during the 20th century [1]. The consumption of energy, food, and material resources is predicted to … Continue reading
Australia is planning to build the world's largest solar power station, with three times the generating capacity of the California plant that has been the biggest to date. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the photovoltaic plant would cost A$1.4 billion (US$1 billion) and will have an output of 1,000MW - equivalent to that … Continue reading