A drawback to these cells is that the stable panel efficiency is less than the efficiency of presently dominate crystalline wafer-based silicon, explains Milan Vanecek, who heads the photovoltaic group in Prague.
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The Australian wind energy market in 2010 and beyond
At the end of 2010, 1,880 MW of wind farm capacity was installed in Australia, consisting of 1,052 operating wind turbines spread over 52 wind farms. Wind power is expected to play a major role.
Continue readingWorld Water Day: Wind energy saves water
The wind power industry calls on policy makers to take this into account in the critical and urgent decisions which will determine the character of the world?s power generation infrastructure for decades to come.
Continue readingAmericans Want Less Nuclear Power, More Wind Energy and Solar Power
A majority would freeze new nuclear power construction, stop additional federal loan guarantees for reactors, shift away from nuclear power to wind power and solar energy.
Continue readingIsrael seek to stop oil dependence with renewable energy
The headline here is that it’s really the best kind of networking event for sustainable energy – not only solar energy, but for smart grid, wind energy, the EPV and more.
Continue readingWind energy would generate cash
UP to 3,000 homes could be powered for a year from wind turbines in Sitlington, a study has found.
Continue readingCompletion of 28-Collector Solar Thermal System
SunWater Solar is a Solar Energy Thermal integrator that manages the design and installation of commercial Solar Thermal systems, which lower utility bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Continue readingSouthern California is a potential mecca for plug-in electric vehicles
Southern California Edison Is Priming Customers for Plug-In Electric Vehicles.
Continue readingSiting and building more U.S. wind power farms the focus as industry conference kicks off in Kansas City
Siting and building wind energy farms to produce more clean, affordable American wind power has never been more important than today, as unrest in the Middle East and $4-a-gallon gasoline prices again.
Continue readingUS$49 million expansion of Wigton Wind farm comes to an end
Wigton Wind farm Limited has completed its US$49 million expansion works, which support Jamaica to reach its 11 per cent renewable energy use by 2012.
Continue readingAlready 732.4 MW of concentrated solar energy in Spain
There are 732.4 MW concentrating solar thermal power injected to the grid in Spain (only 0.7% of the total but who cares.)
Continue readingSolar power is now cheaper than nuclear
The power generation business has changed so much over the last decade that electricity generated from solar energy will be cheaper than electricity generated from the proposed new nuclear plants.
Continue readingThe growing role of wind energy en Central America
In the six major countries of Central America, at the end of 2009 renewables accounted for 61% of grid-injected electricity. Hydropower ranks first, wind power, geothermal energy and biomases are also significant.
Continue readingImpsa to supply 180 MW to Brazil wind farm By José Santamarta
Under the deal, Impsa will supply the the Casa Nova wind energy plant with 120 1.5MW direct drive wind turbines as part of the $360 million deal.
Continue readingBy 2030, world can run on renewables
They address the intermittent nature of wind power and solar energy in their plan as well. The study determines that wind energy and solar power really could provide for the bulk of the world’s electricity needs.
Continue reading2010?s ten largest renewables project
This is a second instalment in Bellona?s overview of the renewable energy market and technologies, as well as political developments in the field, in the past twelve months.
Continue readingEnfinity Announces Four Solar Energy Projects to Start 2011
Enfinity, a leading international solar power project developer, begins the new year by announcing three solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in California.
Continue readingNew Revenue Stream for Wind Energy Company
Here Enterprises is a developer of wind power and entered into an agreement with A&C Green Energy Inc. to resell A&C’s high performance wind turbines, creating a new revenue stream for the Company.
Continue reading125 Years of German Automotive Tradition Shifts to Batteries
The National Electromobility Development Plan seeks to put one million electric vehicles on Germany’s roads by 2020.
Continue readingGeneral Motors, US National Laboratory sign for lithium ion batteries
GM is licensing a battery technology from the U.S. Energy Department that promises to cut in half the size required for electric batteries, potentially cutting the cost of electric vehicles.
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