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Vocational Education and Training Skills Inadequate for Adoption of Heat-Pump Technology to Reduce Carbon Emissions

The UK Committee on Climate Change has specifically identified heat-pump technology as part of their low-carbon strategy to replace gas boilers in buildings. However, new research suggests that if the UK is to meet its climate and energy goals then the current vocational education and training is inadequate and ill-prepared to do so.

16 Sep 2015

Hanwha Q CELLS to Give Insight into Advanced Q.ANTUM Technology at Solar Power International Trade Fair

Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. ("Hanwha Q CELLS" or the "Company") one of the world's largest providers of high quality, high efficiency photovoltaic modules and solutions, announced today that it will give insight into the next level of its high efficiency Q.ANTUM technology at this year's Solar Power International (SPI) trade fair in Anaheim, California from September 15-17.

14 Sep 2015

Seraphim USA’s New Solar Factory Estimated to Produce 300MW Annually

Seraphim Solar Manufacturing USA, Inc. (hereafter referred to as "Seraphim USA"), an extension of one of the industry's highest-ranked global integrated providers of photovoltaic (PV) products; announced that its new solar factory in Jackson, Mississippi is scheduled to commence trial operation.

14 Sep 2015

Using Advanced Wind Turbines to Harness Wind Power

Wind power is attracting more and more interest. In Sweden it’s the third largest source of electricity. But research is facing some challenges: How can turbines interact with each other and how do you prevent neighbouring wind power parks from “stealing” energy from each other.

11 Sep 2015

New Hybrid, Solar-Energy System Converts Sunlight into Electricity

Scientists have developed a new hybrid, solar-energy system that harnesses the full spectrum of the sun's radiation by pairing a photovoltaic cell with polymer films. The films convert the light that goes unused by the solar cell into heat and then converts the heat into electricity. They report on their device, which produces a voltage more than five times higher than other hybrid systems, in the journal ACS Nano.

11 Sep 2015

NexPower Adds Stylish, Energy-Efficient Solar Glass to its Line of Green Products

These days, more and more people are striving to build energy-efficient new homes or are simply looking to make their current homes more energy-efficient. Fortunately, one company, NexPower, is providing these people with a wide range of green solutions, thanks to its energy-efficient, affordable, and stylish solar glass.

11 Sep 2015

AliCloud Opens Eco-Friendly and Energy-Efficient Qiandao Lake Data Center

AliCloud, Alibaba Group’s cloud computing arm, today announced the launch of an innovative and eco-friendly AliCloud Qiandao Lake Data Center. The new data center, AliCloud’s eighth globally, is focused on fulfilling the growing cloud and big data business needs of Alibaba Group.

10 Sep 2015

UCF Professor Receives Federal Grant to Test Use of Supercritical CO2 in Power Plants

The University of Central Florida is one of only two universities in the nation to land a federal grant that could revolutionize the technology used to run power plants.

10 Sep 2015

Scientists Build First Full Observational Wind Atlas of Great Lakes

By compiling meteorological wind data – derived from several sources – Cornell University and the Technical University of Denmark scientists have assembled the first full observational wind atlas of the Great Lakes. The atlas bolsters the chances for developing wind energy in the region.

10 Sep 2015

Top Presenters of CCIA's 2015 Oil & Gas Cleantech Challenge Announced

The Colorado Cleantech Industries Association (CCIA) today announced Apogee Scientific, Carnot Compression and NanoConversion Technologies the top presenters of the 2015 Oil & Gas Cleantech Challenge.

7 Sep 2015