MIT researchers have made a button-sized power generator fueled by butane that can run three times longer than a lithium-ion battery of the same weight.
Continue readingE.ON presents feasibility study for Pellworm
“This study is special in that generation, storage, distribution and consumption are for the first time being examined together,” said Professor Jürgen Hussmann of Fachhochschule Westküste.
Continue readingElectric vehicles in 2020 will consume 1% of electricity demand in Spain
The plug-in hybrid and electric cars with lithium ion batteries in 2020 will consume 1% of electricity demand, according to the forecast made by the Government in the document Indicative of Energy Planning.
Continue readingEmcore to Report Third Quarter Results
EMCORE offers concentrating solar power photovoltaic (CPV) systems for solar energy applications as well as offering its high-efficiency GaAs solar cells and CPV components for use in concentrated solar power.
Continue readingWind power is the most ideal energy source
Energy from the wind turbines is clean and free, and it’s not going to leave a big environmental problem for our kids and grandkids to sort out. The same cannot be said for the energy from burning coal.
Continue readingFirst wind farm take place in Azerbaijan
The subject of hearings will be the implementation of 3-stage project of wind power plant construction, environmental issues and climate change.
Continue readingFirst Suzlon S97 Wind Turbines
Established in 1995, Suzlon is today?s India?s market leader in wind energy, contributing over 6,000 MW of the approximately 14,000 MW wind farm installed in the country today.
Continue readingThe U.S. wind power industry experienced a trying year in 2010
New wind farm projects contributed roughly 25% of the new capacity added to the U.S. electrical grid in 2010, compared to 42% in 2009, 43% in 2008, 34% in 2007, 18% in 2006 and 12% in 2005.
Continue readingNew Largest Residential Solar Energy Project
A 150-kilowatt system featuring high-performance solar panels SolarWorld, has set a new high-water mark for system size among residential solar power installations in the Americas.
Continue readingMYTH: Higher Fuel Economy Standards Are Unattainable
Wash. Times: Fuel Economy Standards Are “Unattainable”; “Only Boring Hybrids And Impractical Electric Vehicles Will Remain.”
Continue readingHybrid energy storage device is as small as it can possibly get
The world at large runs on lithium ion batteries. New research at Rice University shows that tiny worlds may soon do the same.
Continue readingImpact Battery Meets Solar Energy Demand
Impact Battery meets the solar power needs of folks who enjoy the outdoors. The company supplies solar batteries and chargers for RVs, ATVs, motorcycles and marine applications.
Continue readingWanted: Predictable energy policy
The wind energy industry is far from struggling. In fact, 25 percent is the fourth highest percentage of new generation provided by wind turbines in the last 10 years.
Continue readingBradley, IER continue long crusade against wind energy
Robert Bradley continues his lengthy crusade against clean energy with a tirade against subsidies in yesterday’s Washington Times.
Continue readingLithium Deposits Enough to Electric Vehicles Demands
The world has enough lithium resources to power electric cars for the rest of the century, according to a newly published report.
Continue readingElectric vehicles BMW i
The BMW i3 Concept is an uncompromisingly sustainable electric car designed for urban areas.
Continue readingElectric Vehicles Nissan LEAF Supports Plan to Significantly Increase Fuel Efficiency
Nissan introduced the LEAF ? the world’s first and only 100-percent electric car for the mass market ? in December 2010 and since has sold more than 4,000 electric cars in the United States.
Continue readingGerman wind energy capacity rises 793 MW in first half of 2011
German wind farm developers added a total of 793 MW of new wind turbines capacity in the first half of 2011, 20% more wind power than was added in the same period last year, the German BWE wind energy association said.
Continue readingMIT team designs concentrated solar thermal system that could store heat in vats of molten salts
The new system called Concentrated Solar Power on Demand or CSPonD can be termed as a perfect example of concentrated solar energy systems.
Continue readingWind farm owned by Navajo Nation enterprise
Construction of the Boquillas Wind Power Plant is expected to start late this year or early next year.
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