Electric hybrid now counted among the luxury cars of Dubai Police
The Dubai police, known for their obscenely luxurious fleet of service vehicles, have recently invested in BMW's electric hybrid design
Solar powered plane completes first leg of round-the-world trip
A solar powered plane with a wingspan as wide as that of a jumbo jet, has just finished the 1st leg of its historic flight around the world
Renewable energy industry in U.S. grows as Big Business buys in
Large-scale renewable energy has come on leaps and bounds in the United States as big corporations invest millions into industry development.
CIS Thin-film Solar Frontier Panels Will Power New York Building
The CIS thin-film solar modules developed by Solar Frontier have been chosen for the ZEN or Zero Energy Nanotechnology building, which is a part of the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute’s Colleges of...
UK invests in electric vehicle charging stations
The UK government plans to invest £43 million ($66 million) to encourage the development of ultra-low-emission vehicles through 2020. With this investment, the government signifies its support for the construction of electric vehicle charging stations,...
Renewable energy developments reaffirm Scotland as global leader
Many European countries have been making headway in their clean energy accomplishments that aim to combat climate change but it appears that Scotland stands out as their impressive leader. A study conducted by the WWF projected that...
Solar Power Project Receives $146M Finance By SunEdison
SunEdison, together with other partners, has recently secured an estimated $146 million non-recourse debt financing deal for the construction of three solar PV plants in Honduras with a total energy output of about 81.7 megawatts....
Ways To Keep Your Home Warm During Winter months
If your home is not well insulated you could end up spending a fortune on energy bills during the winter season But did you know that there are ways to keep your home warm without...
Solar Can Provide 10% of US By 2030
At present, solar electricity supplies only about 0.23 per cent of American electricity generation. However, this could very easily skyrocket to 10 per cent in the next three decades. This figure is based on a recent...
CEO Reveals How Solar Upsets $2 Trillion Energy Industry
The solar energy industry is dramatically changing from being heavily reliant on government subsidies to being an upsetting force. This impact of the solar power is borne out of its current competitive costs and fast...
13.4 MW Floating Solar Power Plant Plans Revealed By Kyocera
Japan’s Kyocera announced its joint project with partner Century Tokyo Leasing Corp. of building a 13.4 MW floating solar power plant in the country. Kyocera will build and operate the photovoltaic facility on the Yamakura Dam...
Photovoltaic System Increases Residential Re-sale Value
Adding a photovoltaic system to one’s home not only cuts down energy use, but also increases the resale value. According to Robert Madden of Green Leaf Realty, solar powered homes have a price premium of...
SEIA Says US Solar Energy Research Is In Full Swing
The threat posed by climate change to the US and the rest of the world is real, but according to the GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), solar energy in the US...
An Aussie guide to solar PV in the UK
You may think that it rains too much in the land of Poms for solar PV to be effective but the UK has a pretty vibrant industry across both commercial and domestic sectors. Whilst Australia’s...
Solar Panel Rooftop Installation Becoming More Common In US
Solar energy took the U.S. market by storm and now the power grid has been fundamentally affected by the changing scenario of how energy is being produced and used. Solar panel rooftop installation is steadily...
Solar PV Industry Demand Predicted To Grow From 44GW To 50GW
If the 2014 solar PV industry statistics are considered, financial analysts will agree that it is one of the years in which all kinds of predictions for the solar PV industry were made. From January...