During 2008, a number of governments enacted new policies, and many countries set ambitious targets. Today, at least 73 countries have renewable energy policy targets, up from 66 at the end of 2007.

UNSW solar cell researchers have played the key role in achieving the highest efficiency for solar power, setting a new world record of 43 per cent of sunlight converted into electricity.

Astronergy wins a 2 MW rooftop PV project located in Hangzhou Energy and Environment Industrial Park through a competitive and selective bidding process.

Spain is the world’s third biggest producer of wind power, after the United States and Germany, with an installed capacity of 16,740 megawatts (MW) at the end of 2008, a rise of 1,609 MW for the year.

Today more than 3,735 Nordex wind turbines with a total rated output of more than 4,900 megawatts are already rotating in 34 countries of the world. Nordex are represented with offices and subsidiaries in 18 countries.

This October, the Organic Photovoltaic industry’s leading experts unite in one spectacular educational program–offered exclusively at the 1st annual Organic Photovoltaics Summit USA.

If all paved surfaces in the U.S. were replaced with 15% efficiency solar panels, the resulting distributed power network could provide three times the electricity the nation consumes, with zero carbon emissions.

This study analyses both the socio-economic impact that Wind Power has recently had in Spain, and a forecast of its future evolution.

SRP and Tessera Solar announce 1.5MW Maricopa Solar Plant with Stirling Energy Systems Suncatcher technology in Peoria, Arizona.

Ontario, Canada was hailed as North America’s wind energy leader at an international conference, where George Smitherman, Ontario’s Minister of Energy, accepted the 2009 World Wind Energy Award.

Suzlon Energy Ltd has signed an agreement with Technomash Bulgarian Industrial Group to deliver six Suzlon S88 2.1 MW wind turbines to a wind farm in the Varna region in Bulgaria.