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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, within the Department of Energy has announced a presentation of a 45.7% conversion efficiency regarding a four-junction solar cell at 234 times the sun’s concentration. Such an accomplishment demonstrates one of...
The solar and wind industries have long dreamt of producing energy at a price that is equal to the cost of energy sourced from fossil fuel. Now, that time seems to be getting close. Fossil fuel...
Pope Francis has influenced and changed the stuffy thought patterns normally associated to the Vatican, has aided in defrosting relations between the USA and Cuba and now has set his sights set on bringing to...
The solar industry is certainly beginning to establish itself in the United States, but it’s too soon to say whether the biggest performer of the clean energy world is off the hook. If truth be told, for...
A recent survey reveals that in the eyes of the corporate data center sector, the future rests on renewable energy. 84% of survey respondents feel that they need to look at renewable energy such as solar...
Society uses vast amounts of energy to power homes and businesses, the majority of which is sourced from fossil fuel. However, in recent times the energy industry has been steadily evolving as societies beome increasingly aware...
A 165-megawatt Cameron wind farm in Southern Texas was purchased by Ikea, the world’s largest furniture retailer. This gave way to the rise of the company’s most extensive renewable energy investment to date which they...
Stanford scientist Xiaolin Zheng, head of the Zheng Research Group at Stanford University claims that she and her team has created thin, flexible solar cells, or solar stickers, that are made from standard materials which...
Germany recently announced its latest massive project, the Stromautobahn. An autobahn is a federal controlled access highway system or what is commonly called federal motorway. But instead of cars and trucks such as Audis and...
The U.S. Department of Energy, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy recently announced funding for the testing of a wave energy device using marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technology. These tests will be conducted to fully determine...
For its first year of activity, Power Clouds has released its metrics regarding its innovative Global Renewable Energy Project. This project encouraging citizens all over the world to collectively build photovoltaic power plants. The Global...
SolarWorld recently announced that it will undertake a solar expansion project in Oregon in 2015. The largest crystalline silicon solar manufacturer in the Americas will add a solar production line in Hillsboro to increase the capacity...
U.S. President Barack Obama signed the federal spending bill on December 9, 2014 which included a number of setbacks adversely affecting the country’s environmental efforts. The signing of this bill is one of the last acts of...
Solar power has long been a source of power for Peru’s Uros people. This indigenous people of Peru live on more than 50 artificial floating islands on Lake Titicaca and lead simple lives which consist of fishing and craftsmanship. However,...
Don't get caught out! Find out what is really happening with Australian electricity prices and get the facts before you pay your next power bill. If you have not taken action against the energy companies...
“When the urgency for change is so clear and the potential benefits of renewable energy are so large, why doesn’t the transition occur at the necessary pace and scale?” It’s a question that many people ask...
